2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK audio

The multimedia sy
stem supports thefo llow‐
ing form ats and data media:
Pe rm issible
fi le sy stems FA
T32, exFA T,NTFS
Pe rm issible
data car riers USB devices, iPod
®
/iPhone ®
,
MTP devices, Blue tooth®
audio equipment
Suppor ted
audio form ats MP3, WMA, AAC,
WAV,FLAC,
AL AC
Suppor ted
video form ats MPEG,
AVI, DivX, MKV, MP4,
M4V, WMV %
Obser vethefo llowing no tes:
R The multimedia sy stem supports a total
of up to50,000 files.
R Data storage media up to2 TB are sup‐
por ted (32‑bit address space).
R Due tothe large variet y of available
music and video files rega rding encod‐
ers, sampling rates and data transfer
ra tes, playback cannot 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 Videos up toFullHD (1920x1080) are
suppor ted.
R Cop y-pr otected music and video files or
DRM (Digital Rights Management)
enc rypte dfiles cannot be pla yed bac k.
R MP3 pla yers must support Media Trans‐
fe r Pr otocol (MTP).
In fo rm ation on copy right pr otection and
tradema rks
Au dio files which you create yourself (e.g. copies
of data storage media you make yourself) are
ge neral lysubject tocopyright pr otection. In
many count ries, reproductions are not permitted
without the prior consent of the copyright
holder, evenfo r private use. Make sure that you
know about the applicable copyright regulations
and that you co mply wi th th ese. Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laborato‐
ri
es. Dolb y,Dol byAudio and the double-D symbol
are trademar ksof Dolby Laboratories. 406
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Connecting
the data storage medium tothe
mu ltimedia 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 type C USB ports. Depending on the
ve hicle's equipment, additional USB ports can
be found in thestow age compartment of the
centre console or rear folding compartment. #
Connect the USB device tothe USB port.
% When connecting se veral Apple ®
devices
simultaneousl y,pay attention tothe order in which
the devices are connected. The multi‐
media sy stem only connects with the device
th at is connec tedfirs t. Ad ditional Apple ®
devices that are connec ted at the same time
are only supplied with po wer.
Sear ching for and authorising a Blue tooth ®
audio device
Requ irements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the multimedia
sy stem and audio equipment.
R The audio equipment supports the Blue‐
tooth ®
audio profiles A2DP and AVRC P.
R The audio equipment is "visible" forot her
devices.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Media .
Bluetooth .
ª
Au thorising a new Blu etoo th®
audio device #
Select Connect new device .
De tected equipment is displ ayed in the
device list. MBUX multimedia sy
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#
Select an audio device.
Auth orisation starts. A code is displa yed on
th e multimedia sy stem and on the mobile
phone. #
Ifth e codes are identical, confi rmonthe
audio equipment. #
Select Only as Bluetooth audio device .
The Blue tooth®
audio equipment is connec‐
te d with the multimedia sy stem.
Connecting pr eviously authorised Blue tooth ®
audio equipment #
Select a Blue tooth®
audio device from the
list.
The connection is es tablished. St
arting media playback Re
quirements:
R A data storage medium is connected tothe
multimedia sy stem. Multimedia sy
stem:
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Media #
Select USBorBluetooth asthe media
source. Controlling media playback
Multimedia sy
stem:
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Media #
Topause playback: select8. #
Tocontinue playba ck:select 6. #
Torepeat a track: select:.
Fo rth ere peat function there are thefo llow‐
ing settings:
R Select once: the active pla ylist is repea‐
te d.
R Select twice: the cur rent track is repea‐
te d.
R Select three times: there peat function
is deactivated. #
Toplay back trac ksinrandom order:
select 9. #
Towind a track forw ards or backwards:
ta p on the desired point on the timeline. #
Toselect the next track: selectü. #
Toselect the pr evious track: selectû. #
Toscroll through trac ksquickl y:press and
hold û orü. #
Toshow the cur rent track lis t:select the
track image shown. Ad
ditional options for setting media play‐
back Multimedia sy
stem:
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Media
Calling up additional options #
Select f.
The additional options are shown.
The following options are available:
R Play similar tracks 41 0
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Select du
ring pl ayback of a tra ckin order to
crea tea playlist with similar trac ks.
R Surprise mix
A pl aylist with randomly selected trac ksis
created.
R Add to favourite songs
The cur rent track is added tothefa vo urite
songs.
R Delete from favourite songs
The cur rent track is remo ved from thefa vo ur‐
ite songs. #
Select an option. Media sear
ch Note
s about the sear chfunction in catego‐
ri es
Und er5 you can sear chthro ugh all available
media files. There are se veral categories availa‐
ble for selection. The categories shown depend
on the connected device and data form at. Av
ailable categories with Blue tooth ®
audio:
R Current tracklist
The folders and categories of the connected
device are shown.
Av ailable categories with audio files:
R Current tracklist
R Playlists
R Folder
R Albums
R Artists
R Tracks
R Favourite songs
R Frequently played
R Most recently added
R Mood (→page 412)
R Music ge nres
R Year
R Composers
R Select by cover
R Podcasts (Apple®
devices) R
Audiobooks (Apple®
devices)
Av ailable categories with video files:
R Folder
R Videos
% The categories are available as soon as the
entire media conte nt has beenread in and
anal ysed.
St arting a sear chin categories
Multimedia sy stem:
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Media .
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Select a categor y. #
Select ªand enter a sea rchte rm.
Sorting results shown or playing back all
media found #
Select Ä. #
Toplay back all results found in the cate‐
gor y:select Play all.
If, forex ample, theAlbums category is
active, all albums found bythe desired artist
will be pla yed bac k. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 411

Ac
tivating/deactivating automatic volume
adjustment
Multimedia sy stem:
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Media .
Z .
Sound .
V
olume
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources and within an audio source. #
Swit chAutomatic adjustment on or off.
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Multimedia sy stem:
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Media .
Z .
Sound .
B
alance and Fader
Ad justing the balance #
Movethevo lume distribution between the
ri ght and left sides of theve hicle in the grid
shown.
The volume is distributed between the speak‐
ers on the left and right sides in theve hicle. Ad
justing the fader #
Movethevo lume distribution between the
front and rear of theve hicle in the grid
shown.
The volume is distributed between the speak‐
ers in the front and rear of theve hicle. Burmes
ter®
sur round sound sy stem Information about
the Bu rmester ®
sur round
sound sy stem
The Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem has a
to ta l output of 590 W and is equipped with 12
speakers. It is available for all functions in the
ra dio and media modes.
Calling up the sound menu in the
Bu rm ester ®
sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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Media .
Z .
Burmester
The following functions are available:
R Equaliser
R Balance and Fader
R Sound focus R
Sound profiles
R Volume #
Select a function.
Ad justing the treble, mid and bass settings
on the Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Media .
Z .
Burmester
. Equaliser #
Set TREBLE, MIDorBASS .
Ac tivating/deactivating volume adjustment
in the Bu rmester ®
sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Media .
Z .
Burmester
. Volume
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources and within an audio source. #
Swit chAutomatic adjustment on or off.416
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Ad
justing treble, mid- range and bass set‐
tings in theAd vanced sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Media .
Z .
Sound .
E
qualiser #
Set TREBLE, MIDorBASS .
Switching volume adjustment in the
Ad vanced sound sy stem on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Media .
Z .
Sound .
V
olume
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources and within an audio source. #
Swit chAutomatic adjustment on or off.Setting the balance/
fader in the Advanced
sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Media .
Z .
Sound .
B
alance and Fader
Ad justing the balance #
Movethevo lume distribution between the
ri ght and left sides of theve hicle in the grid
shown.
The volume is distributed between the speak‐
ers on the left and right sides in theve hicle.
Ad justing the fader #
Movethevo lume distribution between the
front and rear of theve hicle in the grid
shown.
The volume is distributed between the speak‐
ers in the front and rear of theve hicle. 41 8
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Selecting
the map orientation .............3 57
Setting the map scale .......................... 356
Setting the map scale automatically ....3 62
Showing in the multifunction display
of the instrument clus ter ..................... 364
Switching mo torw ay information
on/off ................................................ .359
Up dating .............................................. 361
Massa geprog rammes
Re setting the settings ............................95
Massage prog rams
Selecting the front seats ....................... 95
Massage settings Resetting ............................................... 95
Matt finish (cleaning instructions) ........ 429
Maximum gross vehicle weight ............ .483
Maximum speed see Limi ter
Mecca ...................................................... .362
Media Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 258
Media display Notes ................................................... 281 Media mode
Adding a favo urite song ...................... .410
Connecting Blue tooth®
audio equip‐
ment .................................................... 409
Connecting USB devices .................... .409
Controlling media playba ck.................. 41 0
Copyright and trademar ks................... 406
Information about media sea rch ..........4 11
Making video settings .......................... 412
Overview of the media menu ............... 408
Playing a favo urite music track ............ 41 0
Re moving a favo urite song .................. .410
Sea rching for a music track accord‐
ing tomood .......................................... 412
St arting media playback ...................... 41 0
St arting the media sear ch.................... 411
Suppor tedfo rm at and data storage
media .................................................. 405
Using theke yword sear ch.................... 412
Media playback Operating (on-boa rdcompu ter) .......... .258
Media source Selecting (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............ 258 Memory function
Head-up display — Calling up stored
settings ............................................... 100
Head-up display — Storing settings ...... 100
Operating ............................................ 100
Outside mir rors — Calling up stored
settings ............................................... 100
Outside mir rors —St oring settings ...... 100
Seat — Calling up stored settings ......... 100
Seat — Storing settings ........................ 100
Menu (on-board computer) Assis tant display ................................. 254
Designs ................................................ 251
Head-up display ................................... 259
Media .................................................. 258
Na vigation ........................................... 256
Overview ............................................. 250
Ra dio ...................................................2 57
Service ................................................ 254
Te lephone ............................................ 258
Tr ip ...................................................... 255
Mercedes me Calling up services .............................. 392
Calling up your user account .............. .391
Del eting a connection ........................ .392 Index
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Mo
torw ay mode ....................................... 12 6
MULTIBEAM LED see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Multifunction display Overview of the displa ys...................... 253
Multifunction steering wheel
Overview of buttons ............................ 24 9
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia sy stem
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .184
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .302
Central control elements ..................... 284
Configu ring displ aysettings ................. 311
ENERGIZING comfort prog ram ove r‐
view ..................................................... 321
Fa vourites ............................................ 296
Main functions .................................... 288
Overview ............................................ .280
Re storing thefa ctory settings ............. 320
St andby mode function ...................... .184
St arting the ENERG IZING comfort
program ..............................................3 22Switching
the sound on/off ................. 301
Multimedia sy stem
see Noti fications Centre
see Sug gestions
see Themes N
Na vigation
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 256
Overview ............................................. 325
Showing/hiding the menu ...................3 24
Switching on ........................................ 324
Up dating the map data ........................ 361
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 67
Na vigation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
see Route guidance
see Traf fic information
Na vigation announcements
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .346
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .346 Re
peating ............................................ 347
Switching audio fadeout on/off .......... 346
Na vigation messages
On-board computer ............................. 256
Ne arField Communication (NFC) ..........372
Connecting the mobile phone tothe
multimedia sy stem .............................. 372
Gene ral information ............................ .372
Locking theve hicle (digital vehicle
ke yst icke r) ............................................ 70
Locking theve hicle (mobile phone) .......70
St arting theve hicle (Digital Vehicle
Ke yst icke r) .......................................... 15 3
St arting theve hicle (mobile phone) ..... 15 3
Switching mobile phones ..................... 372
Un locking theve hicle (digital vehicle
ke yst icke r) ............................................ 70
Un locking theve hicle (mobile phone) ....70
Using a mobile phone .......................... 372
Ne utral
Engaging .............................................. 16 5
NFC see Near Field Communication (NFC) Index
585