2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV Owners Manual

Overview of
theRe ar Seat Entertainment Sy stem homescreen 1
Toaccess media from a USB device connec‐
te dto are ar display
2 Toaccess media from a USB device connec‐
te dto theot her rear display
3 Toaccess media from a device connec ted
via HDMI 4
Toopen a br owser
5 Toopen sy stem settings
6 Toopen comfort settings (/ page 368)
7 Toshow the picture from theot her rear dis‐
play (/ page 368) 8
Toshare the picture with theot her rear dis‐
play (/ page 368) 366
Multimedia sy stem

Headphones
Overview of
the headphones for the Rear
Seat Entertainment Sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohigh vol‐
ume of the headphones
Yo ur hearing can be damaged when exposed
to high volumes. #
Make sure that thevo lumes at there ar
displa ysare set toa com fortable vol‐
ume before putting on the headphones. Fo
r each rear display you can connect thefo l‐
lowing accessories:
R Blue tooth ®
headphones or a Blue tooth®
speaker
R Corded headphones via a 3-pin stereo jac k,
3.5 mm
% The accessories can be obtained at a spe‐
cialist shop (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions). Connection of corded headphones with a 3-
pin
stereo jac k,3.5 mm
1 Audio L (audio signal for left channel)
2 Audio R (audio signal forright channel)
3 Earth
Connecting Blu etoo th®
headphones with the
Re ar Seat Entertainment Sy stem #
On the headphones or spea ker:swit chon
Blue tooth ®
. #
If necessar y,activate pairing mode (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions). #
On there ar displa y:select ©. #
Select Settings . #
Select Pairing. #
Select Turn Bluetooth On. #
Select the device tobe connec ted in the
Blu etoo th®
device list.
When the device is connected, the head‐
phones symbol appears at theto pright of
th est atus bar.
Disconnecting Blu etoo th®
headphones from
th eRe ar Seat Entertainment Sy stem #
On there ar displa y:select ©. #
Select Settings . #
Select Pairing. #
Select the device tobe disconnec ted in the
Blu etoo th®
device list. #
Select Disconnect. Multimedia sy
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Setting
thevo lume and brightness Re
ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
4 Comfort
Setting the sound #
Select Sound. #
Select Volume . #
Set thevo lume.
or #
Select Equalizer. #
Set the treble and bass.
Ad justing the brightness #
Select Brightness . #
Set the screen brightness.
% Settings for sound and brightness can be
car ried out individually for bo threar displa ys. Setting
the sy stem language for the rear dis‐
play Re
ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
4 Settings 5
Language #
The desired sy stem language is set. Setting
theRe ar Seat Entertainment Sy stem
connections Re
ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
4 Settings
Wi -Fi settings #
Select Wi-Fi.
The following menus are available:
R Access point mode
Inthis menu you can set the sear chname
of the device as well as the password for
Wi -Fi secu rity. For suf ficient secu rity you
should use a password with 8-16 charac‐
te rs.
R Wi-Fi connection In
this menu you can swit chtheWi -Fi
on/o ffas well as set automatic and man‐
ual connection toavailable networ ks.
% Where there is active Wi-Fi theö symbol
is shown at theto pright of thest atus bar.
Pa iring settings (Blue tooth ®
) #
Select Pairing.
The following functions are available:
R Activating/deactivating Blu etoo th®
R Pairing/disconnecting Blue tooth devices
(e.g. Blue tooth headphones)
% Ifth eRe ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem is
re set tothefa ctory settings, theWi -Fi and
pairing settings are also reset.
Fu rther information on resetting tothefa c‐
to ry settings (/ page 369). Sharing playback with a
rear display Re
quirements for playba ckof a mobile end
device via there ar displa y:
R The end device is DLNA compatible. 368
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R
A DLNA compatible app is ins talled on the
end device.
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
4 Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi connection
Sharing playback from a mobile end device
with a rear display
Using a Wi-Fi connection you can playback
media from your mobile end device (e.g. images,
videos or music) on a rear displa y. #
Establish theWi -Fi connection between the
re ar display and the end device. #
Activate a DLNA compatible app on the end
device (see the manufacturer's instructions). #
Enable the desired media conte nt onthe end
device.
The media is pla yed back on there ar displa y.
Sharing playback from one rear display with
th eot her rear display #
On the transmitting rear displa y:select
Activate access point. #
On there ceiving rear displa y:select the
transmitting rear display from the list of avail‐
able end devices and enter the password.
The connection between bo threar displa ysis
es tablished. #
On the transmitting rear displa y:select
Share screen onthe homescreen. #
Select Share. #
On there ceiving rear displa y:select Get
screen onthe homescreen. #
Select Accept . #
On the transmitting rear displa y:press the
© button.
The same picture appears on bo threar dis‐
pla ys.
Ending sha ring of a screen #
On the transmitting rear displa y:select
Share screen. #
Select Cancel. Sear
ching for so ftwa reupdates Re
ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem
4 Settings #
Select Update.
New software updates can be sear ched for in
th is menu. If new updates are available these
can be downloaded and ins talled. Re
setting there ar display settings Re
ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
4 Settings #
Select Factory Reset.
In this menu the sy stem can be reset tothe
fa ctory settings. In the process, all Wi-Fi
access points, Blu etoo th devices and com‐
fo rt settings are also reset. Multimedia sy
stem 369

Showing sy
stem information for the rear dis‐
play Re
ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
4 Settings #
Select About.
The following information is shown:
R Tech nical information
R Software version
R Memory preset
R Serial number Media
Information about media mode in
theRe ar
Seat Entertainment Sy stem
There is one USB port (type A) and one HDMI
connection in theRe ar Seat En tertainment Sys‐
te m (/ page 362).
Data storage media and devices suppor tedby
th eRe ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
R USB storage device
R iPod ® R
iPhone ®
R MTP devices
Au dio form ats suppo rted bytheRe ar Seat En ter‐
ta inment Sy stem:
R MEPG-2
R MP3
R WMA
R ACC
R WAV
R FLAC
R OGG
Vi deo form ats suppo rted bytheRe ar Seat En ter‐
ta inment Sy stem:
R MEPG-1 and MEPG-4
R DivX
R Xvid
R WMV
R H.264
R MKV
R FLV Image
form ats suppo rted bytheRe ar Seat En ter‐
ta inment Sy stem:
R JPEG
R GIF
R PNG
R BMP
The Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem supports a
tot al of up to50,000 files.
Fu rther information about audio mode
(/ page 333).
Fu rther information about video mode
(/ page 338). 37 0
Multimedia sy stem

Manufactured under licence from Dolby Labora‐
to
ries. Dolb y,Dol byAudio and the double-D sym‐
bol are trademar ksof Dolby Laboratories.
Playback is car ried out via USB storage media,
th e HDMI connection or via the Internet. The
term s HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multi‐
media Inter face, and the HDMI Logo are trade‐
mar ksorregis tere d trademar ksof HDMI Licens‐
ing LLC in theUn ited States and other countries.
Playback is car ried out via devices with an HDMI
connection.
% Playback via Apple ®
devices, e.g. an
iPhone ®
,requ ires an MHL adap ter.
MHL stands forMobile High-Definition Link. Fo
rDT SPa tents, see http://pa tents.dts.com.
Manufactu red under licence from DTS Licensing
Limited. DTS,DT S-HD, the Symbol, & DTS and
th e Symbol toge ther are regis tere d trademar ks
of DT S, Inc. ©
DT S, Inc. All rights reser ved.
Playback take s place is via USB storage media,
th e HDMI connection or via the Internet.
Switching tomedia mode on the Rear Seat
Entertainment Sy stem
Media can be pla yed back on one rear display or
on two rear displa ysoftheRe ar Seat En tertain‐
ment Sy stem. Multimedia sy
stem 371

#
Switch on one Rear Seat En tertainment Sys‐
te m screen.
The homescreen appears. #
Select a data source. #
Select theMusic ,Videos orPhotos categor y.
All files in the desired category are shown in
alphabetical order.
% The Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem can be
operated with the buttons on the
screen(/ page 362) or with the
to uchsc reen.
Media playback via HDMI devices can only
be controlled using the buttons on the
screen as well as on the end device connec‐
te d. Overview of media playback on
theRe ar
Seat Entertainment Sy stem 1
Album co ver
2 Trac k, artist, album
3 Playback mode Sin
gle re peat within the playback list
:: Un
limited repeats within the playback list
9: Ra
ndom pl ayback within the playback list
4 Media number and number of media in
the playback list
5 Currently set volume Fo
r video playback : additional displ ayof
th e cur rently set brightness
Fo r image playback : only displayofthe
cur rently set brightness
6 Switches tothe next file
7 Timeline
Fo r image playback : current ima genum‐
ber/number of ima ges in the selected
fo lder
8 Switches tothe pr evious file
9 Playback mode
Ì Playback is paused. Touch the
to uchsc reen tostart thefile/slide show
Ë Playback is active. Touch theto uchsc reen
to pause playback
% For playback of video and images the infor‐
mation shown is reduced.
% For content that is transmitted tothere ar
display via Wi-Fi connection:
Ope ration is car ried out on the connected
end device (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions). The volume can be set
using the buttons on there ar displa y. 372
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Controlling media playba
ckintheRe ar Seat
Entertainment Sy stem
St arting/ stopping playback #
Tap; ontheto uchsc reen.
Playback starts. #
TapË ontheto uchsc reen.
Playback pauses.
Fa st rewind/for ward #
Movetheye llow playback bar on the
to uchsc reen tothe left or right.
Playback of thefile is continued from the
selected position.
Playing the pr evious or next file #
Tapq (back) or r(forwards) on the
to uchsc reen.
Wi th eve rytapyo u skip one file backwards or
fo rw ards.
Ad justing the volume #
Tap on
theto uchsc reen. #
Taps (quieter) or 4 (louder) toadjust
th evo lume.
Ad justing the brightness #
Tap on
theto uchsc reen. #
Taps (brighter) or 4(darker)to
adjust the brightness. Multimedia sy
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