2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV audio

Overview of
the audio mode 1
Active da tastorage medium
2 Album co ver
3 Trac k, artist, album
4 Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st 5
Search
6 Playback control
7 Media sources
8 Sound 9
Full screen (for video pl ayback)
A Options 336
Multimedia sy stem

Ac
tivating/deactivating full-screen mode
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
à Media sources #
Select a data storage medium.
Pla yable video files are pla yed bac k. #
Toactivate full-screen mode: select#
Full screen. #
Todeactivate full-sc reen mode: pressthe
to uchpad.
Changing video settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
Z Options
5 Picture format
The following picture form ats are available:
R Automatic
R 16:9
R 4:3
R Zoom #
Select a picture form at. Ad
justing the brightness manually
If th eAutomatic pictureform at is swit ched off,
yo u can adjust the brightness yourself. #
Select Brightness. #
Adjust the brightness. Media sear
ch St
arting the media sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
ª Search
Depending on the connected media sources and
fi les, thefo llowing categories are lis ted:
R Current track list
R Keyword search
R Playlists
R Artists
R Albums
R Tracks
R Folders
R Music genres
R Year R
Composers
R Videos
R Podcasts (Apple®
devices)
R Audiobooks (Apple®
devices) #
Select a categor y.
% The categories are available as soon as the
entire media conte nt has beenread in and
anal ysed. Media Inter
face Information about
the Media Inter face
Media In terface is a universal inter face forthe
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:
R iPod ®
R iPhone ® 340
Multimedia sy stem

Blue
tooth ®
audio Information about Blue
tooth ®
audio
Before using your Blue tooth®
audio equipment
with the multimedia sy stem forth efirs t time,
yo u will need toauthorise it (/ page 345). Multimedia sy
stem 343

Blue
tooth ®
audio overview 1
Active da tastorage medium
2 Album co ver
3 Trac k, artist, album
4 Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st 5
Search
6 Playback control
7 Media sources
8 Sound 9
Full screen (video playback only)
A Options 344
Multimedia sy stem

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 (/ page 263).
R The audio equipment supports the Blue‐
to oth ®
audio profiles A2DP and AVRC P.
R The audio equipment is "visible" forot her
devices.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
à Media sources
5 á Bluetooth audio
Au thorising a new Blu etoo th®
audio device #
Select ¥. #
Select Add new Bluetooth audio device. #
Select Start search on the system .
De tected audio equipment is displ ayed in the
device list. #
Select a Blue tooth®
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.
The audio equipment is connec ted and play‐
back starts.
Selecting pr eviously authorised Blue tooth ®
audio equipment #
Select ¥. #
Select a Blue tooth®
audio device.
Establishing a connection from the Blue‐
to oth ®
audio equipment
The Blue tooth®
device name of the multimedia
sy stem is MB BLUETOOTH XXXXX. #
Select Search from device. #
Start the authorisation on the audio equip‐
ment (see manufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
A code is displa yed on the multimedia sys‐
te m and on the audio device. #
Confirm on bo thdevices if the codes are
identical.
The audio equipment is connected and play‐
back starts.
Wi th some audio equipment, playback must be
initially star ted on the device itself so that the
multimedia sy stem can play the audio files.
% Device-specific information on authorising
and connecting Blue tooth®
-capable mobile
phones can be ob tained at http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect or from a
Mercedes-Benz service cent re.
Ac tivating Blue tooth ®
audio
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
à Media sources #
Select áBluetooth audio.
The multimedia sy stem activates the connec‐
te d Blue tooth®
audio equipment. Multimedia sy
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Selecting
the media pla yer on the Blue tooth ®
audio device
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
ª #
Select theBluetooth audio players category.
If multiple media pla yers are present on the
Blu etoo th®
audio equipment a list appears. #
Select a media pla yer.
Playback starts.
% The function is not suppo rted byeve ry
mobile phone.
Sear ching for a music track on the Blue‐
to oth ®
audio device
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
à Media sources
5 á Bluetooth audio #
Select ª. #
Select a categor y.
A track li stappears. #
Select a trac k. %
The function is only available when the
mobile phone and the media pla yer selected
on the mobile phone support this function.
Switching Blu etoo th®
audio equipment via
NFC
Requ irements:
R Obser vethe no tes on using NFC
(/ page 306).
R The Blue tooth ®
audio overview is displa yed
( / page 344). #
Lightly press the NFC area on the mobile
phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ised on the multimedia sy stem as Blue tooth®
audio equipment, it is now connec ted.
If th e mobile phone is authorised on the mul‐
timedia sy stem as Blue tooth ®
audio equip‐
ment forth efirs t time, it is connected af ter
confirming the instructions forth e mobile
phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions). Disconnecting Blue
tooth ®
audio equipment
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
á Media sources #
Select thei symbol in the line of the
mobile phone.
The disconnection of the mobile phone takes
place without a con firm ation prom pt. The
mobile phone remains auth orised inthe sys‐
te m. St
arting cinema mode Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Media 5
à Media sources
5 Loudspeaker audio source
In cinema mode, a media source connected to
th eRe ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem is simulta‐
neously pla yed in the multimedia sy stem. #
Select theRe ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem
device.
The media source is also pla yed on the multi‐
media sy stem. 346
Multimedia sy stem

Slide show
1displ ays additional information
pr ov ided bythest ation as an image. This can
include logos, album co vers, music trac ks, pro‐
grammes, ne wsor service information, forex am‐
ple. The additional information is shown in full-
sc reen mode byselecting 2. #
Toactivate full-screen mode: select#
Full screen. #
Todeactivate full-sc reen mode: select
%. Ac
tivating or deactivating the frequency fix
function Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio 5
Z Options 5
Frequency fix #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
If th e function is activated, the set frequency
is ke pt eve n ifthere ception is poo r. Ta
gging music trac ks Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio
If ra dio stations pr ovide there leva nt information,
th is function allo wsyouto trans fer information
on the music track cur rently pl aying toan
Apple ®
device. You can then pur chase the audio
fi le from theiTunes Store ®
. #
Select ♫→ Tag this song.
The track information is sa ved. Switching traf
fic announcements on/off Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
õ Audio
5 Navigation and traffic announcements #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
or #
Press and hold the8 button on the multi‐
function steering wheel. Setting
the traf fic information service vol‐
ume increase Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
õ Audio
5 Navigation and traffic announcements #
Select Traffic announcements volume
increase. #
Select No increase or avalue. Ac
tivating/deactivating radio text Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio 5
Z Options
5 Display radio text information #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. TV
Information on
TVmode Ubiquito
usDTCP-MOST
Copyright ®
20 15 Ubiquitous Corp. 350
Multimedia sy stem

The
TVtuner enables reception of digital chan‐
nels according tothefo llowing standards:
R DVB-T
R DVB-T2
In some countries, thest andards may not be
av ailable, or may not be available in all areas.
A CI+ module (Common In terface Module),
which is not included in the scope of deliver y,is
used todecrypt HD prog rammes according to
th e CI+ standard. In some countries, an addi‐
tional smart card is required, which is inse rted
into the CI+ module (see the manufacturer's
operating manual).
The TVtuner is located in the trim on theright-
hand side of the boot. The CI+ module is inser‐
te d into theTV tune r.
* NO
TEDama getothe CI+ module and
Smart Card The CI+ module is designed
for use in the
home. The CI+ module can overheat and be
damaged bycontinuous exposure tohigh
outside temp eratures. #
Make sure that the CI+ module is not
subject tohigh temp eratures forex ten‐
ded pe riods of time.
If th e CI+ module is damaged, no
encryp tedch annels can be recei ved. The
TVtuner can recei veprogrammes in Dolby
Digital Plus. Manufactured under licence from Dolby Labora‐
to
ries. Dolb y,Dol byAudio and the double-D sym‐
bol are trademar ksof Dolby Laboratories.
The TVtuner au tomatically sets theTV standard.
TV reception is dependent on thefo llowing fac‐
to rs:
R Speed
R Characteristics of the selected TVchannel
TV reception may be influenced bythefo llowing
fa ctors:
R Electronic devices whi chare take n into the
ve hicle may impair TVreception.
R The conditions forre ception may change
whilst theve hicle is in motion.
Po or reception conditions can ha vethefo llowing
ef fect:
R The TVtuner switches toan alternative chan‐
nel with better reception whi chis digitally
broadcasting the same programme conte nt.
R The TVtuner mu testh e sound, freezes the
screen or hides it. The tsymbol appears
in the displa y. Multimedia sy
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