2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON radio

Profile content
Depending on
theve hicle equipment, thefo llow‐
ing settings can be stored in your profile, for
ex ample:
R Driver's seat and mir ror settings
R Driver's seat memory
R Radio (including station list)
R Last destinations
R Climate control
R Ambient lighting
R DYNA MIC SELECT I (individual)
R Instrument Displa y,Head-up Display and
st yle (display style of the multimedia sy stem)
R Themes, suggestions and favo urites
% Settings for driver assi stance sy stems can‐
not be sa ved in the profile. Mercedes me connect profile
If yo u use a profile from Mercedes me connect,
th efo llowing online functions are available, for
ex ample:
R You can configure the settings in theve hicle
using the Mercedes me app and the
Mercedes me por tal.
R You can syn chronise your profile on
Mercedes me connect with the profile in the
ve hicle (/ page 298).
R You can add a personal profile pho tothat is
shown in theve hicle.
R You can take your profile and some of your
settings with you in new vehicles.
Requ irements for using Me rcedes me con‐
nect profiles:
Fo rth eve hicle owner:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R The vehicle has been connected with the
user account.
R The personalisation service is activated. Fo
r additional users of theve hicle:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R The vehicle owner has invited youto connect
yo ur user account on Mercedes me with that
of his vehicle.
R You ha veaccep tedth e invitation.
Creating a new profile
Multimedia sy stem:
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f Profiles #
Select WCreate profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Enterth e name and confi rmwith a. #
Select Continuer . #
Tosave the cur rent settings in a profile:
select Current settings. #
Select Save.
or #
Toadopt factory settings: selectSavesave
directly.
% Further information on setting a user profile
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R
Active audio sou rce, e.g. radio or USB
R Starting sc reen forth e media display
R Visual style (/ page318)
R DYNA MIC SELECT drive program
(/ page165)
R Eco start/ stop setting (/ page163)
R Navigation sy stem settings
% Atheme conta insthe cur rently acti veset‐
tings in theve hicle.
Calling up themes
Multimedia sy stem:
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When the home screen is shown, swipe up
until THEMES appears. #
Select a theme.
Creating new themes
Re quirements:
R The settings which are tobe sa ved in the
th eme are active.
The overview sho wsthe settings which can
be sa ved in a theme (/ page 299). Multimedia sy
stem:
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THEMES #
Select WSet theme. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continuer. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with a. #
Tosave ath eme: select Save.
Selecting additional settings #
Select Advanced settings . #
Activate or deacti vate the settings.
When the maximum number that can be
sa ve d is reached: #
Select afromthe prom pt. #
Select a theme that should be overwritten. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with a. #
Tosave ath eme: select Save.
Creating using theß
ß rocker switch or but‐
ton #
Press and hold the bottom section of the
ß rocker switch on thesteering wheel.
or #
Press and hold theß button next tothe
to uchpad. #
Select Set theme. #
Select an entry sc reen. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an image. #
Ente rth e names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with a. #
Tosave ath eme: select Save. 300
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From the beginning of usage, the multimedia
sy stem must analyse the user habits. When
suf ficient da tais collec tedth en the sugges‐
tions are available.
If th erequ irements mentioned are not fulfilled, a
pr ev iew with a desc ript ion of the function
appears in theSUGGESTIONS menu.
Yo u can configure data recording
(/ page 302) or del eteth e suggestions
re corded (/ page 303).
Calling up suggestions
Requ irements:
R A profile has been created and is selected
(/ page 298). #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until theSUGGESTIONS menu is
shown. #
Select a navigation destination, a media
source, a radio station or a con tact.
If ro ute guidance is already active, you can‐
not start a new route guidance or set an intermediate destination
forth eex isting
ro ute.
Configuring sug gestions
Multimedia sy stem:
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f Profiles #
Select Zfor a profile. #
Select Suggestions settings . #
Toswitch suggestions display on/off:
switch Allow destination suggestions ,Allow
music suggestions andAllow contact sugges-
tions on or off.
If an option is switched on, suggestions for
navigation de stinations, media sources, radio
st ations or con tacts are shown.
If th e option is switched off, no suggestions
are shown. #
Todeactivate the learn function for one
da y:activate Deact. learn. for 24h .
Fo r24 hours no new actions will be trained
and no data recorded forth e active profile.
Suggestions will continue tobe shown. The
re maining time is shown next toDeact.
learn. for 24h . Before
the time runs out, a messa geis
shown that the multimedia sy stem will con‐
tinue the learn function shortl y.
Example: if the option is switched on and a
ro ute toa new destination has been calcula‐
te d, this destination would not be take n into
account forth e learn function. #
Toreset the suggestion his tory:select
Reset suggestion history.
% This process cannot be reve rsed. #
Select Yes. #
Toprotect settings with a PIN: switchon
PIN protection.
If PIN pr otection is switched on, you must
en terth e Mercedes me PIN toset the sug‐
ge stions. This PIN will be set in the Mercedes
me por talfo rth e personalisation service to
pr otect your personal settings.
Re naming suggestions
Only navigation destinations can be renamed. #
Tap on the© symbol in the media displa y.
The home screen is shown. 302
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Select a favo urite.
The favo urite is stored at the next available
position. #
All positions in thefa vo urites are taken:
confirm the message shown with OK.
A list sho wsallthefa vo urites. #
Select a favo urite which should be overwrit‐
te n.
Ad ding a favo urite from an application
Examples of adding from an application are:
R Saving a contact.
R Storing a radio station.
R Adding a media source.
R Saving a navigation destination.
R Adding an ENE RGIZING comfort program (if
av ailable). #
Tosave a contact as a global favo urite:
select a contact (/ page 384).
The de tails are displa yed. #
Press on a telephone number until the
OPTIONS menu is shown. #
Select Save as favourite.
The contact is added as a favo urite. #
Tosto reara dio station as a global favo ur‐
ite: set a radio station (/ page 424). #
Press on thera dio station until theOPTIONS
menu is shown. #
Select Save as favourite.
The radio station is added as a favo urite.
Re naming favo urites #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown. #
Press on a favo urite until theOPTIONS menu
is shown. #
Select Rename. #
Ente rth e name. #
Select OK.
Moving favo urites
Moving favo urites in thefa vo urites menu #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown. #
Press on a favo urite until theOPTIONS menu
is shown. #
Select Move. #
Movethefa vo urite tothe new position. #
Tap on ø.
Moving thefa vo urites menu in the personali‐
sation #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until Set new orderis shown. #
Select Set new order. #
MoveFavourites tothe new position. #
Tap on ø. #
Toclose the menu: selectClose.
Deleting favo urites #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown.304
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Toswitch on: turnvolume control 1or
ch ange the media source. Ad
justing the volume On
the multifunction steering wheel On
the multimedia sy stem #
Turn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Ad just thevo lume in thefo llowing situations:
R during a traf fic announcement
R during a navigation announcement The
volume of the cur rent media sou rce
ch anges in accordance with thevo lume
of the navigation announcement.
R during a telephone call
R when entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or #
Press the© button on theTo uch Control
or on theto uchpad. #
Select Settings . #
Select System. #
Select Audio. #
Select a volume setting. #
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Live
Traf fic Information or FM RDS-TMC is
displ ayed with a symbol.
% Hazard warnings can be recei ved using the
Car-to-X service.
% There may be dif fere nces between the traf fic
re ports recei ved and the actual road and
traf fic conditions.
Impor tant information on Live Traf fic Informa‐
tion:
R Current tra ffic reports are recei ved via the
Internet connection (for selected countries).
R The traf fic situation is upda ted at short, regu‐
lar inter vals.
R In selec ted count ries, the subscription
service is available free of charge for a period
of thre eye ars from the manufacturing date.
Subscription information sho ws thest atus
(/ page 359).
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information:
R The service must be regis tere d with
Mercedes me (/ page 360). This secures
the free-of- charge period of
th re eye ars.
In fo rm ation on theve hicle's position is regularly
sent toDaimler AG. The da tais immediately ren‐
de red anonymous byDaimler AGand forw arded
to the traf fic da taprov ider. Using this data, traf‐
fi c re ports releva nt totheve hicle's position are
sent totheve hicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor
fo rth eflow of traf fic and helps toimpr ovethe
qu ality of the tra ffic reports.
If yo u do not wanttotransmit theve hicle posi‐
tion, you ha vethefo llowing options:
R You deactivate the service in the Mercedes
me por tal.
R You ha vethe service deactivated at a
Mercedes-Benz service cent re.
Useful information on FM RDS-TMC: R A FM RDS-TMC radio station broadcasts traf‐
fi c re ports alongside thera dio programme.
R FM RDS-TMC is not available in all countries. Showing subscription information
for Li ve
Tr af fic Information
Requ irements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Live Traf fic
Information.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
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Traffic #
Todispl aymanuall y:select Live Traffic Sub-
scription Info.
The traf fic da tasupplier's logo and thest atus
of the subscription are displa yed. The sub‐
scription is either still valid or it has expired.
The subscription expiry date is automatically dis‐
pla yed:
R one month before theex piry date
R one week before theex piry date
R ontheex piry date
% When the subscription for Live Traf fic Infor‐
mation has expired then in selected coun‐
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Internet
radio Calling up In
ternetradio
Re quirements:
R There is an account on http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Internet radio service is activated.
R The data volume is available. Depending on
the count ry, data volume may
need tobe pur chased.
R Afast Internet connection for data transmis‐
sion free of inter fere nce.
% The functions and services are countr y-
dependent. For more information, consult a
Mercedes-Benz service centre. Multimedia sy
stem:
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Radio #
Select TuneIn radio.
The Internet radio menu appears. The last
st ation set starts playing.
% The connection quality depends on the local
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Internet
radio overview 1
Additional information on the cur rent station
2 Display (if connec tedto private user
account)
3 Data transfer rate 4
Options
5 Favourites
6 Tostart/end
7 Tobrow se 8
Sear ch
9 Selected catego ry
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