2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET radio

1Presstherock er switch up: óstarts the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem
2Press the control knob: 8switches the
sound off or on (ends theVo ice Cont rol Sys‐
te m)
Tu rn thero tary control up/down: increases/
decreases thevo lume
3Press therock er switch up: 6makes/
accepts a call
Press therock er switch down: ~rejects/
ends a call (ends theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem)
Conducting a dialog
#To start or continue a dialog: onthe multi‐
function steering wheel, press theó
rock er switch up.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal.
#To cor rect an entry :say theCorrection
vo ice command.
#To select an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts.
#Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say theNext
or Back voice command.
#To inter rupt the dialog: saythePause voice
command.
#To cancel the dialog: saytheCancel voice
command.
Operable functions
Yo u can use theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem tooperate
th efo llowing equipment depending on thefe a‐
tures:
RTe lephone
RText message s
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAu dio (memory card, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®audio)
RVe hicle
Overview of types of voice commands
A distinction is made between thefo llowing
vo ice commands:
RGlobal voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of the cur rent applica‐
tion, e.g. thevo ice commands Navigate to,
Call orText message to.
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Rdo not use any abbreviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters.
If a station list entry is not recognized:
Rsay theRead out station list voice command.
Essential voice commands
Overview of switch voice commands
Swit chvoice commands can be used toopen
cer tain applications. The voice command selec‐
tion can be used rega rdless of the application
th at is cur rently acti ve.
Switch voice commands
Vo ice command Function
Navigation To
switch tonavigation mode
Map To
switch tomap display
Address book To
switch toaddress book
Telephone To
switch totelephone mode
Text message To
switch totext message s
Radio To
switch toradio mode
Media To
switch tomedia mode
USB To
switch toUSB
Memory card To
switch tomemory card
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Overview ofradio voice commandsRa dio voice commands can also be used when
th era dio application is running in the back‐
ground.
Ra dio voice commands
Vo ice command Function
Station To
call up receiva ble or sa vedstations
To
enter a frequency directly
Next station To
switch tothe next available station
Previous station To
switch tothe pr evious station
Save station To
save ast ation in thest ation list
Show station list To
display the names of all receiva blestations
Read out station list To
listento the names of all receiva blestations
Traffic information on
Traffic information off To
switch the traf fic information service on/off
Radio info on
Radio info off To
switch the cur rent station information on/off
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem

Onthe multimedia sy stem
#Tu rn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Ad just this in thefo llowing situations:
Rduring a traf fic announcement
Rduri ng a navigation announcement
The volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sourc e.
Rduring atelephone call
Rwhen entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or
#Select System.
#SelectAudio.
#Select a volume setting.
#Set thevo lume.
Entering characters
Using thech aracter input function
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
You must observ eth e legal requirements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Use thech aracter input function in thefo llowing
situations, forex ample:
RTo rename a favo rite
RTo enter a POI or address
RTo make a phone call
The following functions are available:
RSelecting a character in thech aracter bar
RWr iting a character on theto uchpad
Character input can bestar ted with a control
element and resumed with ano ther.
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Multimedia sy stem

#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Deleting br owser data
Multimedia sy stem:
,Con-
nect.z Browser.ZOptions.Del
ete Browser Data
The following options are available:
RAll
RCache
RCookies
REntered URLs
RForm Data
#Select an option.
#Select Yes.
Managing bookmar ks
Multimedia sy stem:
,Con-
nect.z Browser.ßBookmarks
Selecting a bookmark
#Select an ent ry. Creating a bookmark
#Select
Add New Bookmark .
#Enter a URL and a name.
#Select ¡.
Editing a bookmark
#Highlight a bookmar k.
#Select¥.
#SelectEdit.
#Enter a URL and a name.
#Select ¡.
Deleting a bookmark
#Highlight a bookmar k.
#Select¥.
#SelectDelete.
#Select Yes.
Closing the br owser
Multimedia sy stem:
,Connect.z Browser
#Select åClose Browser .
Internetradio
Calling up the In ternetradio
Re quirements:
RThe Internet radio service is activated.
RThe data volume is available.
Depending on the count ry, data volume may
need tobe pur chased.
RAfast Internet connection for data transmis‐
sion free of inter fere nce.
The services are countr y-dependent.
Fo r more information, consult an au thorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source
#Select TuneIn Radio.
The Internet radio display appears. The last
st ation set starts playing.
% The connection quality depends on the local
mobile phone reception.
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Multimedia sy stem

Internetradio overview
1Inte rnet radio pr ovider
2Selec ted category
3Display (if connec tedto private user
account)
4Data transfer rate
5Cur rent station is stored as a favo rite
6Ad ditional information on the cur rent station Selecting and connecting
toInternet radio
st ations
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.TuneIn
Radio.è Search
#Select a categor y.
#Select astation.
The connection is es tablished automaticall y.
or
#Select Enter Address or POI .#Enter astation name using the ent ryfield.
% Arelatively lar gevolume of data can be
transmitte d when using Internet radio.
Saving/deleting Internet radio stations as
fa vo rite s
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.TuneIn
Radio
#Select a station.
#Press and hold theto uchpad or cont roller
until an audible signal sounds.
The ß symbol appears bythest ation
name.
#Select ßFavorites.
The list of sa vedfavo rite stations appears.
or
#Create an account forth e online pr ovider
(TuneIn radio) and then log in on the multi‐
media sy stem.
Yo ur favo rite s are impor tedto the multimedia
sy stem.
Deleting favo rite s
#Select ßFavorites .
#Select astation.
#Press and hold theto uchpad or cont roller
until an audible signal sounds.
The ß symbol bythest ation name disap‐
pears.
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Settingthe Internet radio options
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.TuneIn
Radio.Z Options
The following options are available:
RSelect Stream: select thest re am quality.
RLogin to TuneIn Account : log intoyour
Tu neIn user account.
RLog Out of Account: log out of your TuneIn
user account.
#Select an option.
Media
Au dio mode
Info rm ation on the audio mode
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction when han‐
dling data storage media
If yo u handle a datastorage medium while
driving, your attention is diverted from the
traf fic conditions. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle.
#Only handle a data storage medium
when theve hicle is stationar y.
Perm issible file sy stems:
RFA T32
RexFA T
RNTFS
Pe rm issible data storage medium:
RSD card
RUSB storage device
RiPod®/iPhone®
RMTP devices
RBlue tooth®audio equipment
%
RThe multimedia sy stem supports a total
of up to50,000 files.
RData storage media up to2 TB are sup‐
por ted (32‑bit address space). Suppor
tedfo rm ats:
RMP3
RWMA
RAAC
RWA V
RFLAC
RAL AC
% Obser vethefo llowing no tes:
RDue tothe lar gevariet yof available
music files rega rding encoders, sampling
ra tes and data rates, playback cannot
alw ays be guaranteed.
RDue tothe wide range of USB devices
av ailable on the mar ket, pl ayback cann ot
be guaranteed for all USB devices.
RCop y-pr otected music files or DRM
enc rypte dfiles cannot be pla yed bac k.
RMP3 pla yers must support Media Trans‐
fe r Pr otocol (MTP).
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Multimedia sy stem

Activating Blue tooth®audio
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Media Sources
#Select áBluetooth Audio.
The multimedia sy stem activates the connec‐
te d Blue tooth
®audio equipment.
Selecting a music pla yer
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Media Sour-
ces.á Bluetooth Audio
#Select a Blue tooth®audio device.
If multiple music pla yers are present on the
Blu etoo th
®audio equipment a list appears.
#Select a music pla yer.
Playback starts.
Sear ching for a track
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Media Sour-
ces.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 music pla yer selected
on the mobile phone support this function.
Switching Blu etoo th
®audio equipment via
NFC
Requ irements:
RObser vethe no tes on using NFC
(→page 283).
RThe Blue tooth®audio overview is displa yed
(→page 316).
#Ligh tly press the NFC area on the mobile
phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ized on the multimedia sy stem as Blue tooth
®
audio equipment, it is now connec ted.
If th e mobile phone is authorized 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:
,Phone.á Media Sources
#Select a Blue tooth®audio device.
#Select ¥Deauthorize.
#Select Yes.
Radio
Switching on the radio
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio
#Alternatively: press the$ button.
The radio display appears. Youwill hear the
last station pla yed on the last frequency
band selected.
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Multimedia sy stem