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#Setthevo lume.
Switching audio fadeout on/o ffduring navi‐
ga tion announcements
#Select 6 \ V W H P .
#Selectõ $ X G L R.
#Select 1 D Y L J D W L R Q D Q G 7 U D I I L F $ Q Q R X Q F H
P H Q W V .
#Switch $ X G L R ) D G H R X W ' X U L Q J ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P
P H Q G D W L R Q onO or off ª.
Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
Raro ute has already been created.
Rroute guidance isact ive.
Multimedia system:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#Select ! ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
#Select # ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated. %
You can access and add this function as a
fa vo rite under 5 H S H D W 6 S R N H Q ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F
R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
Cancels route guidance
Re quirements
RAro ute has already been created.
RRo ute guidance isactive.
Multimed iasystem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#Select & D Q F H O 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H .
Ro ute guidance toan off-road destination
Off-road destination: the destination is within
th e digital map. Ho wever,th e map conta ins no
ro ads that lead tothe destination.
Yo u can ente r off-road destinations on the map.
Ro ute guidance guides youfo r as long as possi‐
ble with navigation announcements and displa ys
on roads that are kn ownto the multimedia sys‐
te m.
Shortly before youre ach the last kn own position
on the map, you will hear the "Please follow the
direction ar row" announcement. The display sho
wsa direction ar rowand the linear dis tance
to the destination.
Ro ute guidance from an off-road location to
a destination
Off-road position: the cur rent vehicle position is
located within the digital map on roads that are
not available.
The following displa ysappear when route guid‐
ance begins:
Rth e 5 R D G 1 R W 0 D S S H G message
Ra direction arrowshowing the linear direction
to the POI
When theve hicle is back on a road kn ownto the
multimedia sy stem, route guidance continues as
no rm al.
Note s onthe off-road status during route
guidance
Due toroadwor ks,fo rex ample, there may be dif‐
fe re nces between the data on the digital map
and the actual course of thero ad. In such cases,
th e multimedia sy stem will temp
orarily be
un
able tolocate theve hicle's cur rent position on
th e digital map. The vehicle is off-road.
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still be operated via theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem
(→page 256).
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Apple CarPlay™ tothe multimedia sys‐
te m.
The availability of Apple CarPlay™ may vary
according tothe count ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and conte nt connected
to it.
Note s on Apple CarPlay™
While using Apple CarPlay™ various functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, e.g. telephony or the
media sources Blue tooth
®audio and iPod®, are
una vailable.
Only one route guidance can beact ive at a time.
If ro ute guidance isact ive on the multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when route guidance isstar ted
on the mobile phone. Connecting an iPhone
®via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements:
RApple®operating sy stem version iOS 8.3 or
abo veis ins talled on the iPhone®.
RThere is an Internet connection forth e full
ra nge of functions for Apple CarPlay™.
RThe iPhone®is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem via the USB port çusing a suita‐
ble cable (
→page 341).
Multimedia sy stem:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ S S O H & D U 3 O D \
Setting automatic or manual start
A message appears when connec tedfo rth efirs t
time.
#Au tomatic star t:select $ X W R P D W L F D O O \ .
6 W D U W $ X W R P D W L F D O O \ is activatedO.
Apple CarPlay™ will now start immediately
af te rth e iPhone
®is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem using a USB cable.
#Manual star t:select 0 D Q X D O O \ .
#Selectthe iPhone®in the device list. Ac
cepting/rejecting the data pr otection reg‐
ulations
A message with the data pr otection regulations
appears.
#Select $ F F H S W 6 W D U W .
or
#Select ' H F O L Q H ( Q G.
If yo u selected automatic start, youwill have
to start Apple CarPlay™ manually the next
time youwa nttouse it.
Exiting Apple CarPlay™
#Press theò button on the multifunction
st eering wheel, forex ample.
% If Apple CarPlay™ was not displa yed in the
fo re ground before disconnecting, the appli‐
cation starts in the bac kground when recon‐
nected. You can call up Apple CarPlay
®in
th e main menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ S S O H & D U 3 O D \. 6 R X Q G
#Select theto ne menu (→pa ge 358).
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![MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual Ending Apple CarPlay™
Multimedia system:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ S S O H & D U 3 O D \
#Select L V F R Q Q H F W .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.](/manual-img/4/34818/w960_34818-327.png "MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual Ending Apple CarPlay™
Multimedia system:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ S S O H & D U 3 O D \
#Select L V F R Q Q H F W .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.")
Ending Apple CarPlay™
Multimedia system:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ S S O H & D U 3 O D \
#Select ' L V F R Q Q H F W .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
or
#Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y.
Android Auto
Android Autoove rview
Mobile phone functions can be used with
Android Autousing the Android operating sys‐
te m on the multimedia sy stem. It is operated
using the controller or thevo ice-operated con‐
trol sy stem. You can act ivate thevo ice-opera ted
control sy stem bypressing and holding theó
button on the multifunction steering wheel. When using Android
Autovia thevo ice-opera ted
control sy stem, the multimedia sy stem can still
be opera ted via theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem
(
→page 256).
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Android Auto to the multimedia sy stem.
The availability of Android Autoand Android Auto
Apps may vary according tothe count ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and conte nt connected
to it.
Note s on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,va rious functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, forex ample, the media
source Blue tooth
®audio, are not available.
Only one route guidance can be active at a time.
If ro ute guidance isactive on the multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when route guidance isstar ted
on the mobile phone. Connecting a mobile phone via Android
Auto
Requ irements:
RThefirs t acti vation of Android Autoon the
multimedia sy stem must be car ried out when
th eve hicle is st
at
ionary for saf etyre asons.
RThe mobile phone support s AndroidAuto
from Android 5.0.
RThe Android AutoApp is ins talled on the
mobile phone.
RIn order touse thete lephone functions, the
mobile phone must be connected tothe mul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth
®(→page 316).
If th ere was no prior Internet connection, this
is es tablished with the use of the mobile
phone with Android Auto.
RThe mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem via the USB port çusing a
suitable cable (
→page 341).
RThere is an Internet connection forth e full
ra nge of functions for Android Auto.
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Selecting and connectingtoInternet radio
st ations
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H. 7 X Q H , Q
U D G L R.è 6 H D U F K
#Select a categor y.
#Select astation.
The connection is es tablished automaticall y.
or
#Select ) U H H 6 H D U F K.#Enter a station 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:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H. 7 X Q H , Q
5 D G L R
#Select a station.
#Press and hold theto uchpad or cont roller
until an audible signal sounds.
The ß symbol appears bythest ation
name.
#Select ß ) D Y R U L W H V.
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 ß ) D Y R U L W H V .
#Select astation.
#Press and hold theto uchpad or cont roller
until an audible signal sounds.
The ß symbol bythest ation name disap‐
pears. Setting
the Internet radio options
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H. 7 X Q H , Q
U D G L R.Z 2 S W L R Q V
The following options are available:
R 6 H O H F W 6 W U H D P: select thest re am quality.
R / R J L Q W R 7 X Q H , Q $ F F R X Q W : log into your
Tu neIn user account.
R / R J 2 X W R I $ F F R X Q W : log out ofyour 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 data storage medium while
driving, your attention is diver ted from the
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traffic 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 bit 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).
Manufactu red under license from Dolby Labora‐
to ries. Dolb y,Dolby Audio and the double-D sym‐
bol are trademar ksof Dolby Laboratories.
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Overview ofthe audio mode
1Ac tive da tastorage medium
2Album co ver
3Trac k, artist, album
4Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st
5 6 H D U F K
6 3 O D \ E D F N & R Q W U R O
7 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
8 6 R X Q G
9 ) X O O 6 F U H H Q (for video pl ayback)
A 2 S W L R Q V
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Activating/deactivating full-screen mode
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
#Select a data storage medium.
Pla yable video files are pla yed bac k.
#Toactivate full-screen mode: select#
) X O O 6 F U H H Q.
#To deactivate full-scre en mode:pressthe
to uchpad.
Changing video settings
Multimed iasystem:
, 0 H G L D.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 3 L F W X U H ) R U
P D W
The following picture form ats are available:
R $ X W R P D W L F
R
R
R = R R P
#Select a picture form at. Ad
justing the brightness manually
#Select % U L J K W Q H V V .
#Adjust the brightness.
Media sear ch
Starting the media sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.ª 6 H D U F K
Depending on the connected media sources and
fi les, thefo llowing categories are lis ted:
R & X U U H Q W 7 U D F N / L V W
R . H \ Z R U G 6 H D U F K
R 3 O D \ O L V W V
R $ U W L V W V
R $ O E X P V
R 7 U D F N V
R ) R O G H U
R 0 X V L F * H Q U H V
R < H D U
R & R P S R V H U V
R 9 L G H R V
R 3 R G F D V W V (Apple®devices)
R $ X G L R E R R N V (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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Overview of Media Interface
1Ac tive da tastorage medium
2Co ver
3Artist, track and album
4Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st
5 6 H D U F K
6 3 O D \ E D F N & R Q W U R O
7 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
8 6 R X Q G
9 ) X O O 6 F U H H Q (video playback only)
A 2 S W L R Q V
Blue tooth®audioInformation about Blue tooth®audio
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