Activating
XIn radio mode: slide6the controller.
XTo select Preset: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Station Preset View: On: turn
and press the controller.
The station preset display appears.
XTo switch between the stored stations: turn
the controller.
Deactivating
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Preset: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select StationPresetView:Off: turn
and press the controller.
The view of the last heard waveband appears.
Music and sports alerts
General notes
This function makes it possible to store a pro-
gram alert for your favorite artists, tracks or
sporting events.
You can store up to 30 music and sports alerts
(favorites).
Music alerts can only be saved whilst a track is
being played. You can also specify sports alerts
via the menu option. The system then continu-
ously searches through all the channels. If a
match is found with a saved message, you will
be informed. A window appears with the respec-
tive information.
Setting a music alert
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Alert for Artist, Track &SportsEvent: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Add New Alert.
A window with a prompt appears.
XSelect ArtistorTrack.
The alert is set for the current artist or track.
The music alert window appears
XTo select Change ToorIgnore: turn and
press the controller.
If you select Change To
, the channel is
changed and the favorite artist or track is
played.
If you select Ignore
, the current channel will
continue playing.
Setting a sports alert
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Alert for Artist, Track &SportsEvent: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Manage Sports Alerts.
A menu appears.
XSelect Select New Alerts.
A menu appears.
XSelect the desired team from a league, e.g.
college, NBA, NHL, NFL or MLB.
The alert function for the sports team is
added.
Editing music and sports alerts
XTo select Alert for Artist, Track &SportsEvent: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Manage Music AlertsorManageSports Alerts.
A list of set alerts appears.
Tagging music tracks
If the channel supports this function, you are
able to transfer the music track currently playing
to an Apple
®device. You can then purchase it in
the iTunes®store.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Tag This Track: turn and press
the controller.
A message about saving this music track on
the Apple
®device appears.
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Displaying information
XTo selectInf oin th eradio men ubar :turn and
press th econtroller .
Information on th ecurrentl yreceived pro -
gram is displayed.
If available ,you will see :
Rthechannel log o
Rthechannel abbreviation
Rth eartist of th etrack that is currentl ybein g
playe d
Rthetrack that is currentl ybein gplaye d
XTo return to th eradi omenu :selec tInf oby
slidin g6 and pressing th econtroller .
Displaying service information
The satellite radio provider' scustomer servic e
center is available by phone at any time to
answer any genera lquestion sor question son
th eversions available .
XTo selectOption s:turn and press th econ-
troller.
XTo selec tServic e:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The satellite radio provider' sdetails appear.
XTo return to th emain display :press th e
% button.
Channel list update s
Duringreception of ane wchannel list ,th e
Updating Channels...messag eis shown .
The channel last selecte dis switched to mut e
until th eupdat ehas bee ncompleted. Satellite
radio mode is no tavailable durin gthis process.
Once th eupdat ehas bee ncompleted, th esat -
ellite radio men uappears .If th echannel last
selecte dis available ,this channel will be played.
Sound settings
Information on soun dsetting s (Ypage 159).
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Radio
Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs.
There may be playback problems if you play CDs
that you have copied yourself with a storage
capacity of more than 700 MB.
iThe multimedia system is able to play back
audio CDs in multichannel audio format.
Menu overview
:Main function bar
;Media menu bar
=Track display on the disc
?Track number and number of tracks in the
track list
AArtist and album
BNumerical time display
CGraphic time display
DCover view (if available)
Inserting and removing a disc from
the single CD/DVD drive
Before inserting or removing a CD or DVD,
ensure that the cup holder is empty.
Inserting
XPress the þbutton on the single drive.
If there is a disc already inserted, it will be
ejected.
XInsert a disc into the disc slot with the printed
side facing up.
The drive closes and the disc is played.
If the CD or DVD is started in media mode, the
corresponding media menu is shown. If the
CD or DVD is started from another application
(e.g. navigation), the display will not change.
iThe drive may not be able to play discs with
copy protection. Removing
XPress the
þbutton.
The drive ejects the disc.
XRemove the ejected disc from the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot, it is
drawn in again automatically after a short
while.
Inserting and removing an SD card
Important safety notes
GWARNING
SD cards are small parts. They can be swal-
lowed and cause choking. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Keep the SD card out of the reach of children. If a SD card is swallowed, seek medical atten-
tion immediately.
!If you are no longer using the SD card, you
should remove it and store it outside the vehi-
cle. High temperatures can damage the card.
The multimedia system supports the following
memory cards:
RSD cards ( SecureDigital)
RSDHC cards (Secure DigitalHighCapacity)
RSDXC cards (Secure Digital eXtendedCapac-
ity)
Inserting an SD card
XInsert the SD card into the SD card slot until
the SD card engages. The side with the con-
tacts must face down.
XSelect the media source (Ypage 137).
If MemoryCardhas been selected as a media
source, the medium is played and the files are
loaded in the background. If there are no sup-
ported audio or video files, you will see a mes-
sage to this effect.
Removing an SD card
XPress the SD card.
The SD card is ejected.
XRemove the SD card.
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Connecting USB devices
There are two USB ports in the stowage space
under the armrest (Ypage 137).
XConnect the USB device to the USB port.
If the corresponding media menu is visible,
the medium is played and the files are loaded
in the background. If there are no supported
audio or video files, you will see a message to
this effect.
iMP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP).
Selecting the playback option
Playing similar tracks
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Play More Like This: turn and
press the controller.
The multimedia system automatically creates
and plays a track list with similar tracks. If
there are no similar tracks on the data
medium then the function cannot be selec-
ted.
XSelect the required track.
Selecting Play mode
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select PlaybackMode: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Normal Track Sequence.
The current track list is played in the order it is
stored on the data medium.
XSelect Random Track List.
The current track list is played in random
order.
XSelect Random Medium.
All tracks on the data medium are played in
random order.
Skipping to time
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Skip to Time: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XTo set the time: turn the controller.
Selecting an active partition
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Select Active Partition: turn
and press the controller.
You can select a partition on the USB data
carrier.
Showing track information
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo switch Show Track InformationonO
or off ª: turn and press the controller.
You display or hide information for Track,
Artist and Album in the main display field.
Saving files to Media Register
iWith the SaveFilestoMediaRegisteroption, you can transfer supported audio,
image or video files to the multimedia system
hard drive.
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select the Save Files to Media Reg‐isteroption: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears (Ypage 145).
Managing Media Register
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XDelete or rename individual files in the Media
Register (Ypage 146).
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XDelete all files in the Media Register
(Ypage 146).
XCall up information on the preset
(Ypage 146).
Pausing/continuing playback
XTo pause playback:in audio or video mode,
slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Ëin the media menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
Playback is interrupted. The display changes
to Ì.
XTo continue playback: in audio or video
mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Ìin the media menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
Playback is continued from the point of inter- ruption. The symbol changes to Ë.
Selecting a track
Selecting a track using the current
track list
XTo display the current track list: press the
controller in the media mode menu.
The category list appears.
XSelect Current Tracklist.
XTo select a track: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
Selecting a track by skipping to a track
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a track: in
the media mode menu, turn or briefly slide
9or8 the controller.
Entering a track number directly
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select TrackNumber:: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XEnter the desired track number.
Searching for a track
XIn the media mode menu, slide 6the con-
troller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list is shown.
XSelect a category, e.g. Genres.
Sub-categories appear with the selection of
the main category (depends on the multime-
dia system default settings and the music
tracks available).
XSelect a sub-category, for example Rock.
If the selected sub-category contains music
tracks, these will be displayed.
Gracenote®Media Database
General notes
This function is available in CD mode.
There is a version of Gracenote®music recog-
nition technology, Emeryville, California, USA on
the multimedia system hard disk. In media
mode, you will recognize this by the logo in the
bottom right-hand corner of the display.
If the audio CD does not contain any CD text
information, the multimedia system can use the
Gracenote
®Media Database to identify
unknown audio tracks when in CD mode.
Carrying out an Internet update of met-
adata
The Updating Metadata Via Internetoption allows any missing metadata for an audio
CD (e.g. cover, track, album, artist) to be uploa-
ded retrospectively to the internal Gracenote
®
database.
An Internet connection is required for this
(
Ypage 123).
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Selecting Internet update of metadata
XIn media mode, slide6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Updating Metadata Via Internetin the selection list.
A connection with the Gracenote®server is
established. The missing data is loaded,
saved and displayed in the main display field.
If there is no data found or there is no Internet
connection, a corresponding error message
will appear.
Switching the Gracenote®data display
on/off
XActivate CD mode (Ypage 137).
XTo select Gracenote Media Database: turn
and press the controller.
XTo switch the display off: select None.
In the CD mode menu, Track 1is shown, for
example, instead of the Gracenote®data.
XTo switch on the display: press the controller.
Media search
General notes
The multimedia system plays back files from the following data media:
RDisc (audio CD or DVD)
RMemory card
RMedia Register
RUSB storage device
RApple®devices (folder, year and photos are
not available)
The categories are displayed according to the
data available.
Starting the media search
XIn the media mode menu, slide 6the con-
troller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list appears.
Category list
XIn the media mode menu, slide 6the con-
troller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list is shown.
Depending on the connected media sources and
files, the following categories are listed:
RCurrent Tracklist
RFolder
RSelect By Cover
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RArtists
RAlbums
RTrack
RGenres
RYear
RComposers
RVideos
RPhotos
RPodcasts
RAudiobooks
iThe categories are available as soon as the
entire media content has been read and ana-
lyzed.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these categories
are available more quickly.
When connecting Apple
®devices, the cate-
gories “Folder”, “Year” and “Photos” are not
available.
Searching a track using the current
track list
XSelect Current Tracklistfrom the cate-
gory list (Ypage 143).
The selection list appears.
XSelect the required track.
Searching for a track via a folder
Playable files can be searched for in the active
data medium's directories.
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XTo selectFolderin the category list
(Ypage 143): turn and press the controller.
The folder list appears.
XSelect the required folder.
The track list appears.
XSelect the required track.
Searching for a track via cover view
XTo select Select By Coverin the category
list (Ypage 143): turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu with cover views appears.
XSelect the required cover.
The track list appears.
XSelect the required track.
Searching for a track via music genre
XTo select Genresin the category list: turn and
press the controller.
The multimedia system searches in all media
sources. A selection list with Genre and media
sources appears.
XSelect the desired music genre.
A selection list with music tracks from the
selected genre appears.
XSelect a music track.
The track is played. The menu for the active
media source is shown.
XTo exit the selection list: press the %but-
ton.
Searching for a track via a keyword
XTo select KeywordSearchin the category list
(Ypage 143): turn and press the controller.
The input field appears.
XTo select the required characters: turn and
press the controller for each one (Ypage 29).
Entering just part of the name of a track or
artist is enough. The search result then dis-
plays the entire text.
XSelect ¬.
The search results are displayed.
The numbers behind the results, for example
Tracks
(5/0), mean: 5 results that contain
the exact keyword searched for and 0 results
that are similar.
XSelect one of the results.
Keywords that have already been searched
for are displayed in the "Search history" with-
out having to enter them completely. They
can be accepted directly and displayed in the
search result.
XSelect an entry.
Albums and covers (if available) are shown.
The multimedia system searches in all media
sources.
XSelect an album.
The tracks are listed.
XSelect a track.
The media mode menu appears and playback
begins.
Media Register
General notes
You can store music files, photos or video files in the Media Register. The memory has a capacity
of 10.8 GB.
iKeep your original music files, photos and
video files in a secure location. An error in the multimedia system may result in the loss of
files stored in the Media Register. Mercedes-
Benz is not liable for any loss of data.
Switching on the Media Register
XIn media mode press the Õbutton.
A menu appears with the available media
sources.
XTo select Media Register: turn and press
the controller.
Playback begins at the point last listened to.
If there are no files, you will see a message to
this effect.
Further options for switching on:
Rusing the main function bar: (Ypage 137)
Rusing the device list: (Ypage 138)
Rusing the Õbutton: (Ypage 137)
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Media Register menu
:Main function bar
;Display for the active data medium
=Media menu bar
?Track display on the disc
ATrack number and number of tracks in the
track list
BNumerical time display
CGraphic time display
DCover view (if available)
Copying files to the Media Register
General notes
You can copy photos, music files and videos
from the following data mediums:
RDisc (CD and DVD)
RSD card
RUSB storage device
RMP3
iData can only be copied from an MP3 player
if this can be configured as a mass storage
device.
Video files from DVD-V cannot be copied.
While copying, several functions will not be
available. If this is the case, you will see a
message to this effect.
1. Selecting a data medium
XIn media mode: press the Õbutton.
A menu appears with the available media
sources.
XTo select the media source: turn the control-
ler and press to confirm.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Save Files to Media Register.
The media list appears. A data medium from
which files can be copied is selected auto-
matically.
iThe Save Files to Media Registerfunction can be reached from any media
application.
XSelect the displayed data medium.
The data medium is loaded.
If the data medium contains files that can be
copied, a selection menu appears.
2. Selecting files
XTo select All Media Files: turn and press
the controller.
This command copies all files from the selec-
ted data medium. The symbol next to All
Media Filesis filled in. All subsequent
entries have a checkmark Obeside them.
XSelect a folder.
A checkmark Onext to the folder entry high-
lights the selection.
XTo select Continue: turn and press the con-
troller.
The copying menu appears.
3. Starting the copying process
In the example, files are copied from a USB
device to the Media Register.
XTo select Start: press the controller.
iThe selection of a target folder is optional. If
there is no target folder given, the selected
files are saved to the main directory of the
Media Register.
XTo select TargetFolder: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect a folder.
XTo select Start: press the controller.
The copying procedure starts and is shown in
the progress bar.
It may take some time for the copying process
to be completed, depending on the amount of
data. If there is not enough memory space, a
message to this effect appears.
Once the copying procedure is complete, you
will hear the first track of the copied album.
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