2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE Owner's Manual

Overview ofthe audio mode
1Ac tive da tastorage medium
2Album co ver
3Trac k, artist, album
4Search
5Playback Control
6Media Sources
7Sound
8Full Screen (for video playback)
9Options
ATrack number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st
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Connecting USB devices* NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures
High temp eratures can damage USB devices.
#Remo vethe USB device af ter use and
ta ke it out of theve hicle.
The multimedia connection unit is found inthe
stow age compartment under the armrest and
has two USB ports. Depending on theve hicle's
equipment, additional USB ports can be found in
th estow age compartment of the center console
or rear folding compartment.
#Connect the USB device tothe USB port.
Pla yable music files are pla yed back only if
th e cor responding media display is activated.
% Use the USB port identified byç touse
Ap ple CarPlay™ and An droid Auto. Selecting a track
Multimedia sy
stem:
,Media
Selecting a track byskipping toa track
#To skip backwards or forw ards toa
track: navigate up or down.
Selecting a track using the cur rent track list
#Select è.
#SelectCurrent Track List .
#Select a track.
Selecting playback options
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.Z Options
Playing back similar trac ks
#SelectPlay Similar Tracks.
A track li stwith similar trac ksis created and
pla yed bac k. Playback mode
#Select
Random Mode - Current Playlist .
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in random
orde r.
#Select Random Mode - Current Medium.
All trac kson the active data storage medium
are pla yed in random orde r.
#SelectNormal Track Sequence .
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in the order it
appears on the data storage medium.
Controlling media playback
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.►||Playback Control
A bar with playback controls is shown.
#To pause playback: press theto uchpad.
The Ë symbol isdisplay ed.
#Toresume playback: press theto uchpad
again.
The Ì symbol isdisplay ed.
To fast forw ard/r ewind
#Tomo veË onthe timeline: swipe left or
ri ght on theto uchpad.
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Multimedia system

Tohide the playback controls
#Press the% button.
Video mode
Switching tovideo mode
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Media Sources
#Select a data storage medium.
Pla yable video files are pla yed bac k. The multimedia sy
stem supports thefo llowing
fo rm ats:
RMPEG
RAVI, DivX, MKV
RMP4, M4V
RWMV
% Due tothe lar gevariet yof available video
fi les rega rding encoders, sampling rates and
data transfer rates, playback cannot alw ays
be guaranteed.
Vi deos up toFullHD (1920x1080) are sup‐
por ted. Cop
y-pr otected video files or DRM (Digital
Rights Management) enc rypte dfiles cannot
be pla yed bac k.
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Overview of video mode
1Active da tastorage medium
2Album co ver
3Trac k, artist, album
4Search
5Playback Control
6Media Sources
7Sound
8Full Screen
9Options
ATrack number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st
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Multimedia sy stem

Activating/deactivating full-screen mode
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Media Sources
#Select a data storage medium.
Pla yable video files are pla yed bac k.
#Toactivate full-screen mode: select#
Full Screen.
#To deactivate full-scre en mode:pressthe
to uchpad.
Changing video settings
Multimed iasystem:
,Media.Z Options.Picture For-
mat
The following picture form ats are available:
RAutomatic
R16:9
R4:3
RZoom
#Select a picture form at. Ad
justing the brightness manually
#Select Brightness .
#Adjust the brightness.
Media sear ch
Starting the media sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.ª Search
Depending on the connected media sources and
fi les, thefo llowing categories are lis ted:
RCurrent Track List
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RArtists
RAlbums
RTracks
RFolder
RMusic Genres
RYear
RComposers
RVideos
RPodcasts (Apple®devices)
RAudiobooks (Apple®devices)
#Select a categor y.
% The categories are available as soon as the
entire media conte nt has beenread in and
analyzed.
Media Inter face
Information about the Media Inter face
Media Inte rface is a universal inter face forth e
connection of mobile audio equipment. The mul‐
timedia sy stem has two USB ports. The USB
ports are located in thestow age compartment
under the armrest.
Suppor ted devices
The Media Inter face allo wsyouto connect the
fo llowing data storage media:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
RMP3 pla yer
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RUSB devices
Fo r de tails and a list of suppor ted devices, visit
our website at http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect. Follow the instructions in
th e "Media Inter face" section. Switching
toMedia Inter face
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Media Sources
#Connect a data storage medium tothe USB
port (→page 304).
#Select a media device.
Pla yable music files are pla yed bac k.
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Multimedia sy stem

Overview of Media Interface
1Ac tive da tastorage medium
2Album co ver
3Artist, track and album
4Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st
5Search
6Playback Control
7Media Sources
8Sound
9Full Screen (video playback only)
AOptions
Blue tooth®audioInformation about Blue tooth®audio
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Before usingyour Blue tooth®audio equipment
with the multimedia sy stem forth efirs t time,
yo uwill need toauthorize it (
→page 311).
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