2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Audio system

*NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessories or from repair sor
we lding
Airbags, Emer gency Tensioning Devices, as
we ll as control unit sand sensor sfor the
re stra int sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ol‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
RDoors
RDoor pillars
RDoors ills
RSeats
RCockpit
RInstrument clus ter
RCente rconsole
#Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas.
#Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding.
#Have accessori esretrofitted at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Yo uc ould je opardizet he operating saf etyofy our
ve hicle if youu se parts ,tires and wheelsasw ell
as accessories releva nt tosaf etyw hichh ave not
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. This could
lead tomalfunctions in saf ety-re leva nt sy stems,
e.g. theb rake system. Onl yuse Mercedes-Benz
GenuineParts or parts of equal quality. Onlyuse
tires, wheels and accessories that ha vebeen
specificall yappr ove dfor your vehicle model.
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts aresubject to
st rict qualityc ontrol. Eac hparth as been spe‐
ciall ydeve loped, manufactured or selecte dfor
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles andfine-tuned fort hem.
Therefore, onl yMercedes-Benz GenuineParts
should be used.
Mor ethan 300,000 dif fere nt Mercedes-Benz
GenuineParts ar eavailable forM ercedes-Benz
models.
All Mercedes-Benz service center smaintain a
supply of Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts forn ec‐
essary service and repair work.Ina ddition, stra ‐
te gicall ylocated parts-deliver ycenter sprovide
fo rq uic ka nd reliable parts service. Alw
ayss pecify thev ehicle identification number
(VIN) when ordering Mercedes-BenzG enuine‐
Pa rts(
→pag e342).
Operator's Manual
This Operator's Manual describes all models and
all standar dand optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at thet ime of this Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces
ar ep ossible. No tethat your vehicle ma ynotbe
equipped wit hallfe atures descri bed. This is also
th ec ase fors ystems and function srele vant to
saf ety. Therefore, thee quipment on your vehicle
ma ydiffe rf romt hat in thed escription sand illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase contract documentation
fo ry our vehicle contains alistofa ll ofthes ys‐
te ms in your vehicle.
Should youh ave anyq uestion sconcerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz service center.
The Operator's Manual and maintenanc ebooklet
ar ei mp ortant documents and shoul dbekeptin
th ev ehicle.
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General no tes

Handwritingrecognition: switch ingther ead-
alou dfunction on/off
Multimedi asystem:
,System.Audio
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª Read Out
Handwriting Recognition .
Handwriting recognition: selecting an input
langua ge
#Pressthet ouchpad when entering charac‐
te rs.
#Select B.
#Select an inpu tlan guage.
Main functions
Calling up main functions
#1 ß button, switches navigation on
#2$ button, switches ther adio on
#3 Õ button, switches thea udio source
on
#4 % button, switches telephonem ode
on
#5 Ø button, calls up vehicle functions
Alternativel y:
#Whentheb asic menu of amain function is
shown, press the% button.
#Toselect amain function: swipe leftor
ri ght on thet ouchpad.
#Press thet ouchpad.
Calling up lists and menus on them ultimedia
sy stem
Calling up alist
#Call up amain function (→page220).
#To open alist: swipe lef tonthetouchpad.
The lis tisopened.
#Toselect amenu item: swipe up or down
on thet ouchpad.
#Press thet ouchpad.
Favo rite s
Overvie woffavorites
Fa vorite so ffer youq uicka ccess tofrequently
use dapplications. It is possible tocreate atotal
of 20 favo rite s.
The following function sareavailable:
Radd pre-defined favo rite sfrom thef ollow‐
ing categories:
220 Multimedia sy stem

Setting summer time
TheAutomatic Daylight Saving Time andDay-
light Saving Time options cannotbeselected in
all countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.Time and Date
Au tomatic
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª Automatic Day-
light Saving Time.
Manual
#Select Daylight Saving Time.
#SelectOnorOff.
Settin gthe time and dat eformat
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.Time and Date.Set Format
#Se tthe dat eand time form at#.
Setting thet imem anually
Re quirement:
The Automatic Time Settings function is deacti‐
va tedorisn otsuppor tedinat ime zone. Multimedia sy
stem:
,System.Time and Date.Set Time
#Se tthe hours.
#Na vigat etot heright tosetthe minutes.
#Se tthe minutes.
#Confir mchanges when exitin gthe menu.
The dat eissetautomaticall yvia GPS.
Blue tooth®
Blue tooth®settings
Blue tooth®tech nology is astandar dfor short-
ra ng ew ireles sdatat ransfer up toappr oximately
32.8ft( 10m). Youc an use Blue tooth
®tocon‐
nect your mobile phonetot he multimedia sys‐
te ma nd use thef ollowing functions, fore xam‐
ple:
Rhands-free sy stem wit haccess tothef ollow‐
ing options:
-contacts (→pag e240)
-call lists (→pag e242)
-text message s(→page242)
RInterne tconnection (→page 249)
Rlistening tomusi cvia Blue tooth®audio
(→pag e265)
Rtransfer ring business cards (vCards) int othe
ve hicle
Blue tooth
®isar egis tere dt rademar kofBlue‐
toot hSpecial Interes tGroup (SIG) Inc.
% Interne tconnection via Blue tooth
®is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gBluetooth
®
Multimedia sy stem:,System.ö Connectivity
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª Bluetoo th.
Wi -Fi
Wi-Fic on nectio noverview
Yo uc an use Wi-Fi toestablish aconnection with
aW i-Finetwo rkand toaccess theI nterne tor
an yo ther networ kdevice.
The following connection option sareavailable:
RWi -Fi connection
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Multimedia sy stem

Multimedia system:,Phone.á Connec tDevic e-
Mobile phone
This function ensures optimal languag equality.
#Highlight them obile phone in thed evice list.
#Select ¥.
#SelectReception Volume orTransmission
Volume .
#Setthe volume.
Ad ditional information on ther ecommended
re ception and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justin gthe call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.Audio
#Select Call Volume orTelephone ringtone
volume .
#Setthe volume.
Calls
Using thet elephone
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
Making acall
#Enteran umber.
#Select Dial Number.
The call is made.
Ac ceptin gacall
#Select Accept .
Re jectin gacall
#Select Reject.
Endin gacall
#Select =.
Ac tivatin gfunctions durin gacall
#Tosho wall functions, navigat edown.
The following function sareavailable during a
call:
REndingac all
RMaking ano ther call
RShowing thek eyboar d
RSwitchin gthe microphone on/off
RSwitching on privat emode (an activ ecall in
hands-free mode is transfer redo vertot he
te lephone)
Conducting calls wit hseveral participants
Requ irement:
RThereisana ctivecall (→pag e239).
RAnother call is being made.
Switching between calls
#Select call #.
The selected call is active. The other call is
on hold.
Ac tivatin gorendingac allonh old
#Select Continu eCallor End Call.
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%Device-specific informatio nonauthorizing
and connecting Blue tooth®-capable mobile
phones can be obtained at http://
ww w.mercedes-benz.com/connect or from
an auth orized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Ac tivatin gBluetooth
®audio
Multimedi asystem:
,Media.à Devices
#Select Bluetoot hAudio.
The multimedia sy stem activates thec onnec‐
te dB luetoot h
®audio equipment. Switch
ingtoBlue tooth
®audio equipment via
NFC
Requ irements
Obser vethen otes on using theN FC.
The Blue tooth
®audio overviewisd isplayed
(→pag e266).
#Lightl ypress theN FC area of them obile
phone (see them anufacturer's operating
instructions).
If th em obile phone has already been author‐
ized on them ultimedia sy stem as Blue tooth
®
audio equipment ,itisnowconnec ted.
If th em obile phone is authorized on them ul‐
timedia sy stem as Blue toothaudioe quip‐
ment fort he firs tt ime ,itisc onnected af ter
confirming them obile phone instructions
(see them anufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
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Setting music and sportalerts
Re quirements
Swit chon thef ollowing function:
RO Artist Alerts
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio.Z Options.Alert for Artist,
Song&S porting Event
Setting amusic alert
#Select Manage Artist &SongA lerts .
#Select ¥Options.
The following option sareavailable:
RMark This Entry
RMark All Entries
RUnmar kAll Entries
RDeleteT his Entry
RDeleteA ll Entries
#Select an option.
The alertisset forthe cur rent artis tortrack .
If am atchisf ound, apromp tappear sasking
whe ther youw ish tochang etot hechannel.
Setting aspor talert
#Select Manage Sport sAlerts.
#Select Add New Alert orEdi tAlerts.
#Select ateam from aleague.
Displ aying satellit eradio servicei nformation
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio.Z Options
#Select Service Information .
Displaying satellit eradio channeli nforma‐
tion
Multimedi asystem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio.Z Options.Display Radio Text
Information
#Switc hthe function on O.
Sound
Tone settings
Information about thes ound sy stem
The sounds ystemh asatotal output of 100
wa tts and is equippe dwiths eve nspeakers. It is
av ailable fora ll functions in ther adio and media
modes.
The tone settings can be selected tosuit avari‐
et yofi ndividual audio sources.
Calling up thes ound menu
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following function sareavailable:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
#Select thes ound menu.
Ad justin gthe treble ,mid-rang ea nd bass
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
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Multimedia sy stem

#Changethes ettings.
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad jus tthe balance and fader.
#To exitth em enu: press the% button.
Burmes ter®sur round soun dsystem
Information abou tthe Burmes ter®sur round
soun dsystem
The Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystemh as a
to ta lo utput of 590 watts and is equipped wi th
13 speakers. It is available fora ll functions in the
ra dio and media modes.
The tone settings can be selected tosuit avari‐
et yofi ndividual audio sources. Calling up
thes ound menu in the
Bu rm ester
®sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following function sareavailable:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
RSurroun dSound
RSoun dFocus
#Select thes ound menu.
Ad justin gthe treble ,mid-rang ea nd bass in
th eB urme ster
®sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
#Chang ethe settings. Ad
justin gthe balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter
®sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad jus tthe balance and fader.
#To exitth em enu: press the% button.
Switching sur round soun don/of fint he
Burmes ter
®sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Surround
Sound
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
Ad justin gthe sound focus in theB urme ster
®
sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Sound Focus
#Adjus tthe focus.
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Burmester®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Information abou tthe Burmes ter®high-end
3D sur round soun dsystem
The Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem has atotal output of 1,450 watts and is
equipped wi th23 speake rs.Itisa vailable fora ll
functions in ther adio and media modes.
The tone settings can be selected tosuit avari‐
et yofi ndividual audio sources.
Calling up thes ound menu in the
Bu rm ester
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following function sareavailable:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
RVIP Seat (seat-based soundo ptimization)
RSoun dProfiles
#Select thes ound menu. Ad
justin gthe treble ,mid-rang ea nd bass in
th eB urme ster
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
#Chang ethe settings.
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad jus tthe balance and fader.
#To exitth em enu: press the% button.
Ad justin gthe seat-base dsound optimization
in the Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.VIP Seat
This setting optimizes thes ound playbac kfor the
selected seat position.
#Switc hthe function on O.
#Selectthes eat position.
Selecting thes ound profile in the
Bu rm ester
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Sound Profiles
The following profiles ar eavailable:
RPure
REas yListening
RLive
RSurround
R3D-Sound
#Select thes ound profile.
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Multimedia sy stem