2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET audio

Before usingyour Blue tooth®audio equipment
with the multimedia sy stem forth efirs t time,
yo uwill need toauthorize it (
→page 315).
Blue tooth
®Au dio overview
1Ac tive da tastorage medium
2Album co ver
3Trac k, artist, album4Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st
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Multimedia sy stem

5Search
6Playback Control
7Media Sources
8Sound
9Full Screen(video playback only)
AOptions
Sear ching for and authorizing a Blue tooth
®
audio device
Requ irements:
RBluetooth®is activated on the multimedia
sy stem and audio equipment (→page 244).
RTh eaudio equipme nt supportsthe Blue‐
toot h®audio profiles A2DP and AVRC P.
RThe audio equipment is "visible" forot her
devices.
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Media Sour-
ces.á Bluetooth Audio
Au thorizing new Blu etoo th
®audio equipment
#Select ¥.
#SelectAdd New Bluetooth Audio Device.
#SelectStart Search on System .
De tected audio equipment is displ ayed in the
device list.
#Select a Blue tooth®audio device.
Auth orization starts. A code is displa yed on
th e multimedia sy stem and on the mobile
phone.
#If th e codes are identical, confi rmonthe
audio equipment.
The audio equipment is connec ted and play‐
back starts.
Selecting Blu etoo th
®audio equipment that
has already been authorized
#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 authorization 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 mobile phone.
#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 authorizing
and connecting Blue tooth
®-capable mobile
phones can be obta ined at http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect or from
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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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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#SelectMove Highlighted Station.
#Select a memo rypreset.
Deleting stations:
#Highlight a preset entry and navigate tothe
left.
#Select Delete Highlighted Station .
#SelectYes.
Tagging music trac ks
Multimedia system:
,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.
Ac tivating/deactivating radio text
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Z Options.Display Radio
Text Information
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Satellite radio
Info rm ation on the satellite radio
SIRIUS XM®satelli teradio of fers more than 175
digital-quality radio channels pr oviding 100%
commercial-free music, sports, ne wsand enter‐
ta inment, forex ample. SIRIUS XM satellite radio
emplo ysafleet of high-per form ance satellites to
broadcast around the clock thro ughout the USA
and Canada. The satellite radio program is avail‐
able for a monthly fee. Information about this
can be obtained from a Sirius XM
®Service Cen‐
te r and at http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
% Sirius, XM and all related mar ksand logos
are trademar ksof Sirius XM Radio Inc. and
its subsidiaries. All other mar ks,ch annel names and logos are
the property of their
re spective owners. All rights reser ved.
Satellite radio restrictions
Satellite radio mode may be temp orarily una vail‐
able or inter rupte dfo r a variet yof reasons.
These include environmenta l ortopog raphical
conditions be yond the control of Mercedes-Benz
US A,LLC. Thus, operation at cer tain locations
may not be possible.
Re gis tering satellite radio
Re quirements:
Rsatellite radio equipment
Rre gistration with a satellite radio pr ovider
Rifre gistration is not included when pur chas‐
ing the sy stem, your credit card de tails will
be re
qu ired toac
tivateyour account
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Displaying satellitera dio serv ice information
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Radio Source.Sir-
iusXM Radio.Z Options
#Select Service Information .
Sound
Tone settings
Information about the sound sy stem
The sound sy stem has a total output of 100 W
and is equipped with 10speakers. It is available
fo r all functions in thera dio and media modes.
Calling up the sound menu
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following functions are available:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
RAutomatic Volume Adjustment
ROther Sound Settings
#Select a sound menu.
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass set‐
tings
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
#Change the settings.
Ac tivating/deactivating automatic volume
adjustment
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Automatic Vol-
ume Adjustment
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources.
#Swit chthe function on Oor off ª.
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad just the balance and fader.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe% button.
Burmes ter®sur round sound sy stem
Information about the Bu rmester®sur round
sound sy stem
The Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem has a
to ta l output of 590 W and is equipped with 13
speakers. It is available for all functions in the
ra dio and media modes.
Calling up the sound menu in the
Bu rm ester
®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following functions are available:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
RAutomatic Volume Adjustment
RSurround Sound
RSound Focus
ROther Sound Settings
#Select a function.
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Adjusting the treble, mid and bass settings
on the Burmes ter®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
#Set the desired values.
Ac tivating/deactivating volume adjustment
in the Bu rmester
®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Automatic Vol-
ume Adjustment
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources.
#Swit chthe function on Oor off ª.
Ad justing the balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad just the balance and fader.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe% button.
Switching sur round sound on/off in the
Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Surround
Sound
#Switch the function on Oor off ª.
Ad justing the sound focus in the Bu rmester
®
sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Sound Focus
#Adjust the sound focus.
Burmes ter®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Information on the Bu rmester®high-end 3D
sur round sound sy stem
The Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem has a total output of 1560 watts and is
equipped wi th25 speake rs. It is available for all
functions in thera dio and media modes. Calling up the sound menu in
the
Bu rm ester
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following functions are available:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
RAutomatic Volume Adjustment
RVIP Seat (seat-based sound optimization)
RSound Profiles
ROther Sound Settings
#Select a sound menu.
Ad justing the treble, mid- range and bass set‐
tings on the Bu rmester
®high-end 3D sur‐
ro und sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
#Set the desired values.
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Activating/deactivating volume adjustment
in the Bu rmester®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Automatic Vol-
ume Adjustment
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources.
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Ad justing the balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad just the balance and fader.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe% button. Ad
justing the seat-based sound optimization
in the Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.VIP Seat
This setting optimizes the sound playback forth e
selected seat position.
#Ac tivate the function O.
#Select a seat position.
Selecting the sound profile in the
Bu rm ester
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Sound Profiles
The following profiles are available:
RPure
REasy Listening
RLive
RSurround
R3D-Sound
#Select a sound profile.
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Bluetooth®audio
Ac tivating .............................................3 16
De-authorizing (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 316
Information .......................................... 313
Overview ..............................................3 14
Searc hingfor a track ........................... 316
Searc hingfor and au thorizing the
device .................................................. 315
Selecting a music pl ayer ..................... .316
Switching device via NFC ..................... 316
Brake Assist System
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
No tes .................................................. 399
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 155
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 151
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 155
BA S (Brake Assist System) .................. .151
Driving tips .......................................... 132 EBD (Electronic Brake
forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 155
HOLD function .....................................1 73
Limited braking ef fect (salt-treate d
ro ads) ...................... ...
.........................
132
New/replaced brake linings/brake
discs .................................................... 131
No tes on breaking-in a new vehicle ..... 131
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Breakdown Assis tance overview .............................. 18
Changing a wheel ................................ 386
Ro adside Assis tance ............................. 23
To w- starting ........................................ 358
To wing away ........................................ 354
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................3 56
Breakdown see Flat tire
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 326
Ad justing the sound optimization ........ 326 Ad
justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 325
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .326
Calling up the sound menu .................. 325
Information .......................................... 325
Setting the sound profile ..................... 326
Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem .....3 24
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 325
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 325
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 325
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .3
25
C

alling up the sound menu .................. 324
Information .......................................... 324
Switching the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .325
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... 209
C
California Impor tant information for private
cus tomers and lessees ..........................2 4
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