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The following driving status data is transmitted:
RGear position engaged
RDifference between parked, stationary,
coasting and driving
RInstrument cluster day/night mode
These data are transmitted in order to adapt the
content displayed to the driving situation.
The following position data is transmitted:
RCoordinates
RSpeed
RCompass direction
RAcceleration direction
These data are transmitted only when naviga-
tion is active in order to improve navigation (e.g.
when driving through a tunnel).
Android Auto
Introduction
Android Auto can be used for functions on
mobile phones with the Android operating sys-
tem:
RAndroid Auto-capable apps of the mobile
phone are shown in the multimedia system.
RAudio content from the mobile phone is
played back in the multimedia system.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be con-
nected to the multimedia system via Android
Auto.
During Android Auto use, various multimedia
system functions such as navigation, are not
available.
The availability of Android Auto and Android
Auto apps may vary from country to country and
depending on the equipment in the vehicle.
The respective provider is responsible for the
application and the associated services and
content.
Connecting a mobile phone via
Android Auto
Requirements:
RFor safety reasons, initial activation of
Android Auto on the multimedia system must
be carried out while the vehicle is stationary.
RThe mobile phone supports Android Auto
starting from Android 5.0.
RThe Android Auto app is installed on the
mobile phone.
RIn order to use the telephone functions, a
mobile phone needs to be connected with the
multimedia system via Bluetooth
®.
RThe full range of functions for Android Auto is
only possible with an Internet connection.
RThe mobile phone is connected to the USB
port ç on the multimedia system via a USB
cable.
The multimedia system automatically estab-
lishes a connection to the mobile phone via
Bluetooth
®. If this is unsuccessful, an error mes-
sage will appear. In this case, you should con-
nect the mobile phone manually via Bluetooth
®
(Ypage 91).
Starting Android Auto
Multimedia system
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo show the main function bar: slide 5the
controller.
XTo select Tel/®: press the controller.
XTo selectAndroid Auto: turn and press the
controller.
A message informs you that no Android Auto
device is connected.
Mobile phone
XConnect the mobile phone to the USB port
ç in the center console.
When activated manually, a message to start Android Auto appears on the display of the
multimedia system.
XTo confirm the message: press the controller.
The Android Auto app is shown in the multi-
media system display.
Setting up automatic connection
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo display the main function bar: slide 5the
controller.
XTo select Tel/®: press the controller.
XTo selectAndroid Auto: turn and press the
controller.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
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Current URL
XTo show the menu:press the%button.
XTo select 3: turn and press the controller.
XSelectCurrent URL.
The URL appears.
Zoom
You can use this function to enlarge web pages.
XTo show the menu: press the%button.
XTo select 3: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the cur-
rent setting.
XSelect Zoom.
XTo navigate on the web page: slide 1,
4 or2 the controller.
XTo zoom in on the web page: turn the control-
ler.
Jumping from link to link
You can use this function to skip from one link to
the next on a website.
XTo show the menu: press the%button.
XTo select 3: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the cur-
rent setting.
XSelect Jump From Link To Link.
If a website has been called up and the con-
troller is turned, the cursor jumps from link to
link.
Directional scrolling
You can use this function to scroll up and down
on the web page.
XTo show the menu: press the%button.
XTo select 3: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the cur-
rent setting.
XSelect Directional Scrolling.
If a website has been called up and the con-
troller is turned, the cursor moves up or down
depending on the direction of the turn.
Settings
Overview
XTo show the menu: press the%button.
XTo select 3: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Settings.
You can activate or deactivate the following set-
tings:
RDownload Images Automatically
It may take some time to download the con-
tents of websites that contain a large amount
of images. Therefore, it may be useful to deac-
tivate this option.
RBlock Pop-Ups
Pop-ups are windows (usually with advertise-
ments) which are displayed automatically
when you call up a website. You can block
these displays.
RActivate Javascript
Javascript makes it possible to display and
interact with dynamic content on the website.
RAllow Cookies
Some websites save information in small text
files (cookies) on your system. You can deter-
mine whether cookies may be stored.
REnable Internet Audio
You can switch the browser's audio playback
on or off here.
RHide Scroll Bars
You can show or hide the scroll bar here.
RShow Link Target
You can display the link's URL here.
RCharacter Size
You can select the font size which is used
when displaying the website.
RCharacter Code
You can select a different character set here, e.g. if the characters of a website appear dis-
torted.
Changing settings
XTo select the desired setting: turn and press
the controller.
Switch the setting on Oor off ª.
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Activating media using the number
keypad
XTo selectamedia source :press th ecorre-
sponding number key.
If th emedia source contain smusic or video
files, these will be played .The corresponding
media men uis shown.
XTo ente rth etrack number :press th eg
button.
A men uappears.
XUse th enumber keypad to ente rth etrack
number .
The track is played .
Use th es butto nto sho wthetrack infor-
mation for th etrack that is currentl yplaying.
Activating media using the device list
XIn Medi amode, slid e6 thecontroller .
The media men ubar appears.
XTo select Devices:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
The available media source swill be shown.
The #dot indicates th ecurren tsetting .
XSelectth emedia source .
If th emedia source contain smusic or video
files, these will be played .The corresponding
media men uis shown.
iIn Bluetoot h®audio mode, it is no tpossibl e
to select media via th edevice list .
Audio/video mode
Import ant safety notes
GWARNIN G
The CD/DV Ddrive is aclas s 1laser product.
If you open th ehousing of th eCD/DV Ddrive,
there is aris kof exposure to invisible laser
radiation .This laser radiation could damag e
your retina .There is aris kof injury.
Never open th ehousing .Always hav emain -
tenance and repair wor kcarrie dout at aquali-
fie dspecialis tworkshop .
GWARNING
If you handle adisc while driving, you may be
distracte dfrom th etraffic situation .You could
also lose control of th evehicle. There is aris k
of an accident.
Only handle adisc when th evehicl eis sta-
tionary.
Bear in min dthat at aspee dof only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), th evehicl ecover s a
distanc eof 44 ft (approximately 14 m)per sec-
ond.
Notes on audio/video mode
Permissible data carriers
RCD audio, CD-R and CD-RW
RDVD video, DVD-R and DVD-RW (audio for-
mats PCM DTS®and Dolby®Digital)
RSD card
RUSB storage device
RApple®devices
iManufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
iFor DTS patents see
http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured
under license from DTS Licensing Limited.
DTS, the Symbol & DTS and the Symbol
together are registered trademarks, and DTS
Digital Surround is a trademark of DTS, Inc.
©
DTS, Inc. All rights reserved.
Permissible file systems
RISO 9660/Joliet standard for CDs
RUDF for video DVDs
RFAT16, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS for SD card
and USB storage media
RHFS and HFS+ for Apple®devices
iWriting access is not possible on NTFS.
Multisession CDs
For multi-session CDs, the content of the first
CD session determines how the multimedia sys-
tem will process the CD. The multimedia system
only plays back one CD session and gives prior-
ity to the first session on the CD.
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File structure of a data carrier
When you create adisc wit hcompressed musi c
files, th etrack scan be organize din folders. A
folder may also contain subfolders. The disc
may contain no mor ethan eigh tdirectory levels
(a roo tand seven sub-levels). Files beyon dth e
eighth leve lwill no tbe recognize dby th esys-
tem.
iThe multimedia system support sup to
25,00 0file sfor all of th econnected sources .
Track and file names
When you create adisc wit hcompressed musi c
files, you can assign names to th etrack sand
folders.
You should observ eth efollowin gwhen assign -
ing track names:
Rtrack names must have at least on echaracte r
Rtrack names must have an extension of asup-
porte daudio or vide oformat ,e.g. mp3 ,aac or
m4 v
Rthere must be adot between th etrack nam e
and th eextension
Exampl eof acorrect track name:
"Track1.mp3".
Permissible formats
The multimedia system support sth efollowin g
audio and vide oformats:
Audio for -
mat sMP3 ,WMA ,CDA ,AA Cfor -
mat s(.aac, .mp4, .m4a
and .m4b)
Vide ofor -
mat sDVD-V, MPEG, WMV ,M4V ,
AV Iup to 720p
Copy-protected iTunes®musi cfile swit h
th e.m4p file extension are no tsupported.
Permissible sampling and data rates
The multimedia system support sMP3 and WMA
file sof th efollowin gtype:
FormatDat arate
[kbit/s ]Sampling
rates [kHz]
MP332-320
(fixed and varia-
ble datarates)8-48
WMA5-38 4
(fixed and varia-
ble dat arates)8-48
The multimedia system does no tsupport WMA
file sof th efollowin gtype:
RDRM (Digital Right sManagement) encrypted
file s
RWMA Pro
R5.1surroun dsoun d
iOnly use track swit h a datarat eof at least
12 8kbit/s and asamplin grat eof at least
44.1 kHz. Lowe rrates can caus e anoticeable
deterioration in quality. This is especially th e
cas eif you have activated asurroun dsoun d
function .
Selecting an active partition (USB mass
storage devices only)
You can select this function for US Bstorag e
device sif th estorag edevice is partitioned. Up
to nin epartition s(primar yor logical, FAT,
FAT32 ,exFA Tand NTFS) are supported.
Selecting an active partition
XSelec t aUSBstorag edevice (Ypage 136).
XTo select Optionsin themedia men ubar:
tur nand press th econtroller.
XSelec tSelect Active Partition.
Notes on copyright
Audio or vide ofile sthat you creat eor reproduce
yourself for playbac kare generally subject to
copyright protection .
In man ycountries ,reproductions, eve nfor pri-
vat euse, are no tpermitte dwithout th eprio r
consen tof th ecopyright holder.
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Make sure that you know about the applicable
copyright regulations and that you comply with
these.
Notes on CDs/DVDs
!Do not affix stickers or labels to the discs.
They could peel off and damage the drive.
The drive is designed to receive EN 60908 standard discs. Therefore, you can
only use discs with a maximum thickness of
1.3 mm.
If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that con-
tain data on both sides (DVD on one side and
audio data on the other), they cannot be ejec-
ted and can damage the drive.
Do not use discs with an 8 cm diameter, even
when using an adapter. Only use round discs
with a 12 cm diameter.
Discs with copy protection are not compatible
with the audio CD standard and therefore may
not be able to be played.
Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs.
There may be playback problems if you play CDs
that you have copied yourself with a storage
capacity of more than 700 MB.
Menu overview
:Main function bar
;Display for the active data medium
=Media menu bar
?Title display in the media list
ACurrent track and number in the track list
BNumerical time display
CGraphic time display
DAlbum cover (if available)
Inserting and removing a disc from
the single CD/DVD drive
Inserting
XPress the þbutton on the single drive.
If there is a disc already inserted, it will be
ejected.
XInsert a disc into the disc slot with the printed
side facing up.
The drive closes and the disc is played.
If the CD or DVD is started in media mode, the
corresponding display is shown. If the CD or
DVD is started from another application (e.g. navigation), the display will not change.
iThe drive may not be able to play discs with
copy protection.
Removing
XPress the þbutton.
The drive ejects the disc.
XTake the disc out of the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot, it is
drawn in again automatically after a short
while.
Inserting a CD/DVD into the DVD
changer
:Disc view
;Selected magazine tray
=Magazine menu
The DVD changer has a magazine with six trays.
Inserting a CD/DVD into the magazine tray
XPress the Vbutton.
Magazine menu =appears.
XTo switch to disc view :: slide5the con-
troller.
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XTo select the magazine tray: turn the control-ler and press to confirm.
or
XPress number buttons (1-6) on the multime-
dia system.
The DVD changer switches to the selected
magazine tray.
XWhen the Pleaseinsertdisc1.message
appears: insert a disc into the disc slot with
the printed side facing upwards.
Loading all empty magazine trays
XTo show the magazine menu: press the V
button.
XTo select LoadEmptySlots: turn and press
the controller.
The multimedia system switches to the next
empty magazine tray.
XWhen the Pleaseinsertdisc1.message
appears: insert a disc into the disc slot with
the printed side facing upwards.
Once the disc is loaded, the DVD changer
switches to the next empty tray.
If insertion of the next disc takes too long, the
disc inserted first will be played.
XRepeat these steps until all magazine trays
are filled.
The DVD changer plays the first inserted disc.
Exiting the DVD changer menu
XPress the Vbutton.
Ejecting a CD/DVD from the DVD
changer
:Active ejection
;Disc name
=Type of data medium
If you remove one disc while playing another
disc, the DVD changer interrupts playback. Play-
back resumes after the disc is ejected. Ejecting a single disc
XTo show the magazine menu: press the
V
button.
XTo switch to the disc view: slide 5the con-
troller.
The current disc is marked.
XTo select a disc: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
or
XPress number buttons (1-6) on the multime-
dia system.
The DVD changer ejects the disc.
XTake the disc out of the slot.
Ejecting all CDs/DVDs
XTo show the magazine menu: press the V
button.
XSelect Eject All.
The last active disc is ejected.
The Please remove disc 1.
message
appears.
XRemove the disc.
XRepeat the last step until the magazine is
empty.
If you take too long removing the disc, the disc
is re-loaded.
Exiting a menu
XPress the Vbutton.
or
XSelect %in the magazine menu.
Inserting/removing an SD card
Important safety notes
GWARNING
SD cards are small parts. They can be swal-
lowed and cause choking. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Keep the SD card out of the reach of children. If a SD card is swallowed, seek medical atten-
tion immediately.
!If you are no longer using the SD card, you
should remove it and store it outside the vehi-
cle. High temperatures can damage the card.
The multimedia system supports SD cards
(Secure Digital), SDHC cards (Secure Digital
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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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Pausing/continuing playback
XTo pause playback:in audio or video mode,
slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Ëin the media menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
Playback is interrupted. The display changes
to Ì.
XTo continue playback: in audio or video
mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Ìin the media menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
Playback is continued from the point of inter- ruption. The symbol changes to Ë.
Selecting a track
Selecting a track using the current
track list
XTo display the current track list: press the
controller when audio mode is active.
The category list appears.
XSelect Current Track List.
XTo select a track: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
Selecting a track by skipping to a track
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a track: in
audio mode, turn or briefly slide 1the
controller.
or
XPress the EorF button.
Fast-forwarding or rewinding a track
XIn audio mode, press and hold the Eor
F button until the desired position is
reached.
Searching for a track
XIn Media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list is shown.
XSelect a category, e.g. Genres.
After the category has been chosen, sub-cat-
egories appear depending on the music
tracks available.
XSelect a sub-category, e.g. Rock.
XSelect a track in the sub-category for playing.
All of the tracks in this sub-category are
played.
Gracenote®Media Database
General notes
This function is available in CD, MP3 and iPod®
mode.
There is a version of Gracenote®music recog-
nition technology, Emeryville, California, USA on
the hard disk of the multimedia system. In media
mode, you will recognize this by the logo in the
bottom right-hand corner of the display. If the
audio CD does not contain any CD text informa-
tion, the multimedia system can use the Grace-
note
®Media Database to identify unknown
audio tracks when in CD mode.
In addition, the cover arts for the main display
field, the album list and the "Select by cover"
function from the Gracenote
®Media Database
are displayed for the music files and the iPod®.
This occurs when the cover art is not contained
in the files but in the Gracenote
®Media Data-
base.
Online prompt for metadata
A connection to the Gracenote®server is estab-
lished automatically when an audio CD is inser-
ted. The missing data is loaded, saved in the
multimedia system and shown on the display. If
the search for metadata is unsuccessful, no data
can be displayed. If no phone is connected or
configured for data use, this function is unavail-
able.
An Internet connection is required for this
(
Ypage 122).
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