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no supported audio/video files, you will see a
message to this effect.
XSelect the media source (Ypage 138).
Removing an SD card
XPress the SD card.
The SD card is ejected.
XRemove the SD card.
Connecting USB devices
There are two USB ports in the stowage space
under the armrest (Ypage 138).
XConnect the USB device to the USB port.
If the corresponding media display is visible,
the medium is played and the files are loaded
in the background. If there are no supported
audio/video files, you will see a message to
this effect.
iMP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP).
Activating media mode
After inserting a CD/DVD, the media mode is
automatically switched on by the multimedia
system.
If playable music files are found, they will be
played by the multimedia system.
If a media function is already switched on in the
multimedia system, this will be interrupted and
the basic display of the CD/DVD mode will
appear. If another function, such as navigation,
is being operated, the basic display will not
change. Only the music from the last inserted
CD/DVD will be played.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the basic
display must already be turned on when using
with USB devices or SD cards.
XInsert the CDs/DVDs (Ypage 141)
or
XInsert an SD card: (Ypage 141)
or
XConnect a USB device: (Ypage 142)
The multimedia system loads the medium
inserted and playback starts automatically. Further options for switching on:
RUsing the main function bar (Ypage 138)
RUsing the device list (Ypage 139)
RUsing the
Õbutton (Ypage 138)
Playback options
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
Playing similar tracks
XTo select Play More Like This: turn and
press the controller.
The multimedia system automatically creates
and plays a track list with similar tracks. If
there are no comparable tracks on the data
carrier, you will see a message to this effect.
XSelect the required track.
Playback mode
XTo select PlaybackMode: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Normal Track Sequence.
The current track list is played in the order it
appears on the data medium.
XSelect Random Track List.
The current track list is played in random
order.
XSelect Random Medium.
All tracks on the data medium are played in
random order.
Direct track entry
XTo select TrackNumber:: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XEnter the desired track number.
Skip to time
XTo select Skip to Time: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XTo set the time: turn the controller.
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Selecting an active partition
XTo selectSelect Active Partition: turn
and press the controller.
With the Select
ActivePartitionoption,
you can select a partition in the USB data
medium.
Showing track information
XTo select Show Track Information: turn
and press the controller.
Ticking or removing the tick from the box in
front of Show Track Information
displays
or hides the information on the track, artist
and album in the main display field.
Saving files to Media Register
iWith the SaveFilestoMediaRegisteroption, you can transfer supported audio,
image or video files to the multimedia system
hard drive.
XTo select the Save Files to Media Reg‐isteroption: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears (Ypage 146).
Managing Media Register
XDelete or rename individual files in the Media
Register (Ypage 148).
XDelete all files in the Media Register
(Ypage 148).
XCall up information on the preset
(Ypage 149).
Stop and playback function
XTo pause playback: in audio/video mode,
slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo activate Ëin the media menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
Playback is interrupted here. The display
changes to Ì.
XTo continue playback: in audio/video mode,
slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo activate Ìin the media menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
Playback is continued from the point of inter- ruption. The symbol changes to Ë.
Selecting a track
Selecting using the current track list
XTo display the current track list: press the
controller in the basic display.
The category list appears.
XSelect the current track list.
XTo select a track: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
Selecting by skipping to a track
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a track: turn
or briefly slide 9or8 the controller in
the media basic display.
Search menu
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list is shown.
XSelect a category, e.g. Genres.
Sub-categories appear with the selection of
the main category (depends on the multime-
dia system default settings and the music
tracks available).
XSelect a sub-category, for example Rock.
If the sub-category Rock
contains music
tracks, these will be displayed.
Gracenote®Media Database
General notes
This function is available in audio CD mode.
There is a version of
Gracenote®music recognition technology,
Emeryville, California, USA on the multimedia
system hard disk. You will recognize this by the
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This is available as an optional function start-
ing with AVRCP Version 1.3.
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: turn and press the control-
ler.
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.
Search function
Selecting Search using media menu bar
XSlide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list appears.
XTo select the desired category: turn and press
the controller.
Increasing the volume in the multime-
dia system
XSlide 6the controller.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
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.
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
(
Ypage 138).
Media Interface basic display
:Main function bar
;Display for the active data medium
=Media menu bar
?Track display on the disc
ATrack number and number of tracks in the
track list
BNumerical time display
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CGraphic time display
DCover view (if available)
Switching to Media Interface
XConnect the data medium to USB port 1 or
USB port 2 (Ypage 142).
XSelect the basic menu for Media Interface 1 or
Media Interface 2 (Ypage 139).
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 player
RUSB devices
iiPod®, iPhone®and iPad®are registered
trademarks of Apple Inc., Cupertino, Califor-
nia, USA.
For details and a list of supported devices, visit
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect .
Then follow the instructions in the "Media Inter-
face" 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
iVideo files from Apple®devices cannot be
played.
Selecting a music file
Selecting with the controller
XTo display the current track list: press the
controller in the basic display.
XSelect Current Tracklist.
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.
Fast forward/rewind
XWith the media source active in the basic dis- play, slide 8or9 the controller and
hold it until the desired position has been
reached.
Search function
Selecting Search using media menu bar
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list appears.
Overview
The following categories are listed:
RCurrent Tracklist
RFolder
RSelect By Cover
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RArtists
RAlbums
RTrack
RGenres
RYear
RComposers
RVideos
RPhotos
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It may also be possible to select the scene and
chapter from the functions stored on the DVD.
XTo skip forwards or back:in the video menu,
turn the controller.
The next or previous scene in the film is skip-
ped to.
iThe DVD functions can also be used to make
selections (Ypage 159).
Picture viewer
General notes
If there are pictures on the active data medium,
you can view them on the multimedia system.
The following data media and picture formats
are supported:
RData media: Media Register, CD, DVD, USB
devices, SD cards
RPicture formats: jpeg, jpg, bmp, png
The maximum image resolution is 20 megapix-
els
It is not possible to view a picture from the driv-
er's side while the vehicle is in motion.
Displaying pictures
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list appears.
XTo select Photos: turn and press the control-
ler.
A directory list appears. Folders and picture
files can be shown.
XSelect a folder or picture.
If there is no picture on the data medium, an
empty list is shown.
Searching for pictures on other data media
XYou can search for pictures on other data
media.
In the directory list, slide 8the controller.
The device list appears.
XTo select a data medium with picture files:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
A directory list appears. Folders and picture
files can be shown.
XSelect a folder or picture.
Starting a slide show
XWhile viewing a picture, press the controller.
The image menu appears.
XTo select Start Slideshow: turn and press
the controller.
The slide show starts.
XTo end the slide show: press the controller.
The image menu appears.
XSelect End Slide Show.
Changing the picture view
XPress the controller.
The image menu appears.
XTo select Turn Clockwise: turn and press
the controller.
The picture rotates 90 degrees.
XSelect Turn Counterclockwise.
The picture rotates 90 degrees.
XSelect Zoom In.
The size of the picture increases.
After you have zoomed into the picture, you
can move the section of the picture.
XTo move the section of the picture: slide 4
and 1 the controller.
XTo revert to the original size: press the con-
troller
or
XPress the %button.
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