2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE CD player

Your multimediasyste mequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipment of your multi-
media system, as available at th etime of going
to press. Country-specifi cdifference sare pos -
sible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle may no t
feature all function sdescribed here. Thi salso
applies to safety-relevan tsystems an dfunc-
tions.
Read th einformation on qualifie dspecialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
Activating medi amode
General notes
There are severa lways to activat emedia sour-
ce susin gth emultimedia system.
The relevant section sof th eOperator's Manual
describe th esimples tway to activat e amedia
source.
Thi ssection describes all option sfo ractivatin g
media sources.
Connections for externa lmedi asour-
ces
The followin gexternal media sources can be
used :
RApple®devices (e.g. iPhon e®)
RUSBdevices (e.g. US Bstick, MP3 player)
Two US Bports are located in th estowag e
spac eunder th earmrest.
RCD
RDV Dvideo
RSD cards
RDevices wit hBluetoot h®connection
Activating medi ausing th ebutton
XPress th eÕ button.
The last media sourc eyou hav eset is dis -
played.
XPress th eÕ buttonagain .
The men uappears wit hth eavailable media
sources.
XTo selec tmedia sources: turn th econtroller
until th edesire dmedia sourc eis in th ecenter.
Press th econtroller .
Dependin gon th evehicle equipment ,th efol-
lowing media sources will be available :
RDisc
RMemory Card
RMediaInterfac e 1
RMediaInterfac e 2
RBluetoothAudi o
Switching on automatically
Whenan external media sourc eis connected,
CD an dSD memor ycar dfunction sare automat -
ically switched on by th emultimedia system.
Whe nusin gwit hUS Bdevices, switch to th e
respective media menu.
If playable music files are found ,they will be
playe dby th emultimedia system.
iIf media playback is active in th emultimedia
system, it is interrupted. The media men uof
th enewly connecte ddevic eappears (except
when usin gwit hUSB/iPo d
®). If another func-
tion ,suc has navigation ,is bein goperated,
th edisplay doe sno tchange.
Activating medi ausing th emain func-
tion ba r
XTo showthemain function bar in media mode:
slid e5 thecontroller .
XTo selectMedi a:press th econtroller .
A men uappears wit hth eavailable media
sources.
XTo selec tth emedia source: turn th econtrol-
ler an dpress to confirm .
If th emedia sourc econtain smusic or video
files, these will be played. The correspondin g
media men uis shown .
136Activating media mode
Media

HighCapacity), and SDXC cards ( SecureDigital
eXtended Capacity.
Inserting an SD card
XInsert the SD card into the SD card slot on the
control panel until the SD card engages. The
side with the contacts must face down.
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.
Removing an SD card
XPress the SD card.
The SD card is ejected.
XRemove the SD card.
Connecting USB devices
Two USB ports are located in the stowage space
under the armrest (Ypage 136).
XConnect the USB device with a suitable USB
port.
If the corresponding media menu is visible,
the medium is played and the files are loaded
in the background. Otherwise, the system
does not automatically switch to USB. 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
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
Playing similar tracks
iThis option is available as soon as the music
collection has been read and analyzed.
XTo select Play More Like This: turn and
press the controller. Selecting Play mode
XTo select
Playback Mode: press the control-
ler.
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
XTo select Skip to Time: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XTo set the time: turn the controller.
or
XSet the desired time using the number key-
pad.
Selecting an active partition
XTo select Select Active Partition: turn
and press the controller.
You can select a partition in the current USB
data medium.
Showing track information
XTo switch the Show Track Informationfunction onOor off ª: turn and press the
controller.
You display or hide information for Track,
Artist and Album in the main display field.
If the function is deactivated, the file name
and the folder name of the track are dis-
played.
Entering a track number directly
XTo enter the track number: press the g
button.
A menu appears.
XUse the number keypad to enter the desired
track number.
The track is played.
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Starting playback if the Bluetooth®
audio device has been stopped
During the search for mobile phones
(
Ypage 92), the connection with the Bluetooth®
audio device is terminated. TheNoBluetoothAudioDeviceConnectedmessage appears in
the Bluetooth®audio menu (Ypage 146). When
the search is finished, the Bluetooth®audio
device can be reconnected.
XTo confirm the ConnectLastUsedPlayermessage: press the controller.
Depending on the Bluetooth®audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth
Audio Device Pausedmessage.
XTo selectStart playback: Ì: slide6
and press the controller.
Playback resumes from the beginning.
Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Bluetooth®
audio devices.
Some mobile phones impair function with
regard to the following criteria:
Rthe number of tracks that can be selected.
Rthe time period until the next or previous track is played.
XUse the multifunction steering wheel to
switch to the media menu in the on-board
computer; see the vehicle Operator's Manual.
XTo skip forward or back to a track: press
the 9 or: button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
XTo rapid scroll: press and hold the 9
or : button on the multifunction steering
wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 9or: but-
tons, the rapid scrolling speed increases after a short time.
Further ways to select tracks (
Ypage 142).
iIn rapid scroll, track names are not shown,
but instead only Track 1, Track 2 etc. The
playback times for the tracks played are not
displayed. This is available as an optional
function starting with AVRCP Version 1.3.
There is also no music search option available
with Bluetooth
®Audio.
Playback options
General information
If the Bluetooth®audio device supports the cor-
responding function, the following options are
available:
RNormal Track Sequence: the tracks are
played in the normal order (e.g. track 1, 2, 3
etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data medium. Alphabetical order is the most
common. Once all the tracks in a folder have
been played, the tracks in the next folder are played.
RRandomTrackList: the current track list is
played in random order (e.g. 3, 8, 5 etc.).
RRandom Medium: all tracks on the data
medium are played in random order (e.g.
track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Playback options are optional functions and
are not, or only partially, supported by Blue-
tooth
®audio devices.
Selecting the playback option
XSlide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Playback Mode.
A # dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect the desired option.
Increasing the volume in the multime-
dia system
XIn the BluetoothAudiomenu (Ypage 146),
slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Volume: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the cur-
rent setting.
XSelect StandardorBoost.
iIf playback on the Bluetooth®audio player is
too quiet, the Boostfunction may be used. It
is recommended, however, that you increase
the volume on the Bluetooth
®audio device
directly.
148Bluetooth®audio mode
Media

Reconnecting a Bluetooth®audio
device
General notes
The Bluetooth®audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following circumstan-
ces:
Rone of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a Blue-
tooth
®audio device (if the function is sup-
ported by the mobile phone).
Rthe mobile phone is automatically connected.
The Bluetooth®audio device is then connec-
ted.
iFor an automatic connection with the mul-
timedia system, the mobile phone must be
within range.
For most Bluetooth
®audio devices, the "auto-
matic connection" must be activated by tick-
ing a box. Depending on the device used, this
prompt often occurs during authorization (see
the manufacturer's operating instructions).
Connecting Bluetooth®audio devices
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Connec‐tedmessage appears, you have two options to
reconnect the Bluetooth®audio device.
Option 1:
XTo confirm the ConnectLastUsedPlayermessage: press the controller.
If the multimedia system can locate the Blue-
tooth
®audio device, it will be connected and
start playing.
Option 2:
XSlide 6the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select BluetoothAudioDevices: press
the controller.
A new menu appears.
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device: turn and
press the controller.
If the Bluetooth
®audio device has been
authorized, playback starts.
Bluetooth®audio device and simulta-
neous search for mobile phones
i
When searching for a mobile phone or a new
Bluetooth®audio device, the connection to an
already activated Bluetooth®audio device is
separated (Ypage 92).
In the Bluetooth
®audio basic display, you will
see the No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
nectedmessage, and the displayed ConnectLast Used Playermessage cannot be selec-
ted.
De-authorizing (deregistering) a Blue-
tooth®audio device
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device from the
Bluetooth®device list: turn the controller
(Ypage 146).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Deauthorize: press the controller.
A prompt appears asking whether you really
wish to de-authorize this device.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The device is deleted from the Bluetooth®
device list.
iBefore re-authorizing the Bluetooth®audio
device, you should also delete the device
name MB Bluetooth
from your Bluetooth®
audio device's Bluetooth®list (see the man-
ufacturer's operating instructions).
Operation with the Media Interface
General notes
Media Interface is a universal interface for the
connection of mobile audio and video devices.
Media Interface in the multimedia system has
two USB connections.
The USB ports are located in the stowage com-
partment under the armrest (
Ypage 136).
Operation with the Media Interface149
Media
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