2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

Overview ofthe audio mode
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Connecting USB devices0075 NO
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tures
High temp eratures can damage USB devices.
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ta ke it out of theve hicle.
The multimedia connection unit is found inthe
stow age compartment under the armrest and
has two USB ports. Depending on theve hicle's
equipment, additional USB ports can be found in
th estow age compartment of the center console
or rear folding compartment.
00BBConnect the USB device tothe USB port.
Pla yable music files are pla yed back only if
th e cor responding media display is activated.
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Ap ple CarPlay™ and An droid Auto. Selecting a track
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stem:
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Playing back similar trac ks
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are pla yed in random orde r.
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appears on the data storage medium.
Controlling media playback
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The 00CF symbol isdisplay ed.
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again.
The 00D0 symbol isdisplay ed.
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00BBTomo ve00CF onthe timeline: swipe left or
ri ght on theto uchpad.
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Multimedia system

Tohide the playback controls
00BBPress the0038 button.
Video mode
Switching tovideo mode
Multimedia sy stem:
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00BBSelect a data storage medium.
Pla yable video files are pla yed bac k. The multimedia sy
stem supports thefo llowing
fo rm ats:
RMPEG
RAVI, DivX, MKV
RMP4, M4V
RWMV
00CE Due tothe lar gevariet yof available video
fi les rega rding encoders, sampling rates and
data transfer rates, playback cannot alw ays
be guaranteed.
Vi deos up toFullHD (1920x1080) are sup‐
por ted. Cop
y-pr otected video files or DRM (Digital
Rights Management) enc rypte dfiles cannot
be pla yed bac k.
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Overview of video mode
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2Album co ver
3Trac k, artist, album
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Multimedia sy stem

Activating/deactivating full-screen mode
Multimedia sy stem:
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00BBSelect a data storage medium.
Pla yable video files are pla yed bac k.
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to uchpad.
Changing video settings
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justing the brightness manually
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Media sear ch
Starting the media sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
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Depending on the connected media sources and
fi les, thefo llowing categories are lis ted:
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00BBSelect a categor y.
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entire media conte nt has beenread in and
analyzed.
Media Inter face
Information about the Media Inter face
Media Inte rface is a universal inter face forth e
connection of mobile audio equipment. The mul‐
timedia sy stem has two USB ports. The USB
ports are located in thestow age compartment
under the armrest.
Suppor ted devices
The Media Inter face allo wsyouto connect the
fo llowing data storage media:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
RMP3 pla yer
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RUSB devices
Fo r de tails and a list of suppor ted devices, visit
our website at http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect. Follow the instructions in
th e "Media Inter face" section. Switching
toMedia Inter face
Multimedia sy stem:
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00BBConnect a data storage medium tothe USB
port (→page 296).
00BBSelect a media device.
Pla yable music files are pla yed bac k.
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Multimedia sy stem

Overview of Media Interface
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2Co ver
3Artist, track and album
4Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st
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Blue tooth®audioInformation about Blue tooth®audio
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Before usingyour Blue tooth®audio equipment
with the multimedia sy stem forth efirs t time,
yo uwill need toauthorize it (
→page 303).
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®Au dio overview
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2Co ver art
3Trac k, artist, album4Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st
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