
Inserting an SD card
XInsertth eSD car dint oth eSD car dslot until
th eSD car dengages. The side wit hth econ-
tacts must fac edown .
If Memory
Car dhas been selected as amedia
source ,th emedium is played and th efile sare
loade din th ebackground. If there are no sup-
porte daudio or vide ofiles, you will see ames -
sage to this effect.
XSelec tth emedia source (Ypage 140).
Removing an SD card
XPress theSD card.
The SD car dis ejected.
XRemove th eSD card.
Connecting USB devices
Ther eare two US Bports in th estowage spac e
under th earmres t (Ypage 140).
XConnect th eUS Bdevice to th eUS Bport.
If th ecorresponding media display is visible,
th emedium is played and th efile sare loade d
in th ebackground. If there are no supported
audio or vide ofiles, you will see amessage to
this effect.
iMP3 player smust support Medi aTransfer
Protoco l(MTP).
Activating media mode
Afte rinserting aCD or DVD, th emedia mod eis
automatically switched on by th emultimedia
system.
If playable musi cfile sare found, they will be
played by th emultimedia system.
If amedia function is already switched on in th e
multimedia system, this will be interrupted and
th ebasic display of th eCD or DV Dmod ewill
appear .If another function ,suc has navigation ,
is bein goperated, th ebasic display will no t
change. Only th emusi cfrom th elast inserted
CD or DV Dwill be played.
Dependin gon th evehicl eequipment, th ebasic
display must already be turne don when usin g
wit hUS Bdevice sor SD cards.
XInser tth eCDs/DVD s (Ypage 143)
or
XInser tan SD card: (Ypage 144)
or
XConnect aUS Bdevice : (Ypage 144)
The multimedia system loads th emedium
inserted and playbac kstart sautomatically.
Further option sfor switching on :
RUsing themain function bar (Ypage 140)
RUsing thedevice list (Ypage 141)
RUsing theÕ button (Ypage 140)
Selecting the playback option
Playing similar tracks
XIn media mode, slide 6thecontroller .
XTo select Options:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
XTo select PlayMor eLik eThi s:tur nand
press th econtroller .
The multimedia system automatically creates
and plays atrack list wit hsimilar tracks. If
there are no comparable track son th edat a
carrier, you will see amessage to this effect.
XSelec tth erequire dtrack .
Selecting Play mode
XIn media mode, slide 6thecontroller .
XTo select Options:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
XTo select PlaybackMode:tur nand press th e
controller .
XSelectNormal Track Sequence.
The curren ttrack list is played in th eorder it is
store don th edat amedium.
XSelec tRandom Track Lis t.
The curren ttrack list is played in random
order.
XSelec tRandom Medium.
All track son th edat amedium are played in
random order.
Entering a track number directly
XIn media mode, slide 6thecontroller .
XTo select Options:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
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XTo selectTrackNumber:: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XEnter the desired track number.
Skip to time
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Skip to Time: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XTo set the time: turn the controller.
Selecting an active partition
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Select Active Partition: turn
and press the controller.
With the Select
ActivePartitionoption,
you can select a partition in the USB data car-
rier.
Showing track information
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
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.
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select the Save Files to Media Reg‐isteroption: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears (Ypage 148).
Managing Media Register
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XDelete or rename individual files in the Media
Register (Ypage 150).
XDelete all files in the Media Register
(Ypage 150).
XCall up information on the preset
(Ypage 151).
Pausing/continuing playback
XTo pause playback: in audio or video mode,
slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Ëin the media menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
Playback is interrupted. The display changes
to Ì.
XTo continue playback: in audio or video
mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select 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 forward or back to a track: turn or
briefly slide 9or8 the controller in the
media basic display.
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Option 1:
XTo confirm theConnectLastUsedPlayermessage in the basic display: press the con-
troller.
If the multimedia system can locate the Blue-
tooth
®audio device, it will be connected and
start playing.
Option 2:
XSlide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
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 displayed ConnectLast Used Playermessage cannot be selec-
ted.
De-authorizing (deregistering) a Blue-
tooth®audio device
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device from the
Bluetooth®device list: turn the controller
(Ypage 153).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Deauthorize: press the controller.
A prompt appears asking whether you really
wish to de-authorize this device.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
If you select Yes, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth®device list.
iBefore re-authorizing the Bluetooth®audio
device, you should also delete the device
name MB Bluetooth
from your Bluetooth®
audio device's Bluetooth®list (see the man-
ufacturer's operating instructions).
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 ports are located in the stowage com-
partment under the armrest (
Ypage 140).
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
CGraphic time display
DCover view (if available)
Switching to Media Interface
XConnect the data medium to USB port 1 or
USB port 2 (Ypage 144).
XSelect the basic menu for Media Interface 1 or
Media Interface 2 (Ypage 141).
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.
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Supported devices
The following data media can be connected to
the multimedia system via Media Interface:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
RMP3
RUSB devices
iiPod®and iPhone®are registered trade-
marks of Apple Inc., Cupertino, California,
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 forward or back 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.
Searching for a track
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
RPodcasts
RAudiobooks
iThe functions are available as soon as the
entire media content has been read and ana-
lyzed.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these functions
are available more quickly.
The audio books and podcasts categories are
only available for Apple
®devices.
When connecting Apple®devices, the cate-
gories “Folder”, “Year” and “Photos” are not
available.
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It may also be possible to select the scene and
chapter from the functions stored on the DVD.
XTo skip forward 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 161).
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 megapixels.
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.
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
XWhile viewing a picture, press the controller.
The image menu appears.
XTo select Turn Clockwise: turn the control-
ler and press to confirm.
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.
Closing the picture viewer
XWhile viewing a picture, press the controller.
XTo select Close Picture Viewer: turn and
press the controller.
The multimedia system returns to the last
accessed media function.
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