2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS USB port

technical information aboutthevehicle's operat‐ingstate, component loads, maintenancerequirements andtechnicalevents or malfunc‐tions.
Ingeneral,this information documentsthestateof a component part, a module, a system orthesurroundings such as:
Roperatingstatus of system components (e.g.fill levels, batterystatus, tire pressure)
Rstatus messages concerningthevehicle orits individual components (e.g. number ofwheelrevolutions/speed, longitudinal accel‐eration, lateral acceleration, display offas‐tened seat belts)
Rmalfunctions orfaults in important systemcomponents (e.g. lights, brakes)
Rinformation onevents leadingtovehicledamage
Rsystemreactions in special driving situations(e.g. airbag deployment, intervention ofsta‐bility control systems)
Rambient conditions (e.g.temperature,rainsensor)
In additiontoprovidingthe actual control unitfunction,this data assiststhe manufacturer indetecting andrectifying malfunctions and opti‐mizingvehicle functions. The majority ofthisdata istemporary and is only processed inthevehicle itself. Only a small portion ofthe data isstored intheevent or malfunction memory.
Whenyourvehicle is serviced,technical datafromthevehicle can beread outbyservice net‐workemployees (e.g.workshops, manufactur‐ers) orthird parties (e.g. breakdown services).Services includerepair services, maintenanceprocesses,warranty claims andquality assur‐ance measures,forexample. Theread out is per‐formed viathe legally prescribed portforthediagnostics connection inthevehicle. Therespective service network locations orthirdparties collect, process and usethe data. Theydocumenttechnicalstatuses ofthevehicle,assist infinding malfunctions and improvingquality and are transmittedtothe manufacturer,if necessary.Furthermore,the manufacturer issubjecttoproduct liability.Forthis,the manu‐facturerrequirestechnical datafromvehicles.
Fault memories inthevehicle can beresetby aservice outlet as part ofrepair or maintenancework.
Depending onthe selected equipment,you canimport data intothevehicle's comfort and info‐tainment functionsyourself.
This includes,forexample:
Rmultimedia data such as music,films or pho‐tosfor playbackin an integrated multimediasystem
Raddress book datafor use in connection withan integrated hands-free system or an inte‐grated navigation system
Rentered navigation destinations
Rdata aboutthe use of Internet services
This data can be saved locally inthevehicle or itis located on a device whichyou haveconnectedtothevehicle (e.g. smartphone, USBflash driveor MP3 player). Ifthis data isstored inthevehi‐cle,you can deleteit at any time. This data issenttothird parties only atyourrequest, partic‐ularlywhenyou use online services in accord‐ance withthe settingsthatyou haveselected.
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Stowage spaces inthevehicle interior
Overview ofthe frontstowagecompart‐ments
1Stowage compartment inthe doors
2Stowage/telephone compartment inthearmrest with multimedia connections andstowage compartment, e.g.for an MP3player
3Stowage compartment inthe front centerconsole with a USB port (depending onthevehicle's equipment)
4Glovebox
Locking and unlockingtheglovebox
Turnthe mechanicalkey aquarter turn clock‐wiseH(to lock) or counter-clockwiseG(tounlock).
Openingtheeyeglasses compartment
Press button1.
Rear benchseatthrough-loadingfeature
Foldingtherear seat backrestforwards
\nWARNINGRisk of accident and injuryiftherear benchseat/rear seat and seatbackrest are not engaged
Iftherear benchseat/rear seat and seatbackrest are not engaged,theycouldfoldfor‐wards, e.g. during sudden braking or intheevent of an accident.
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Received destinations are saved inthe previ‐ous destinations.
A promptappears onthe media display.
A destination has beenreceived withoutpicture information:selectYes.
Ifroute guidance is not active, selectStartRoute Guidance.Theroutetothe destination is calculated.The map shows theroute.Route guidancethen begins.
or
Ifroute guidance is active, selectStart NewRoute GuidanceorSet as Next Way Point.Start New Route Guidance:thereceived des‐tination address is set as a new destination.The previous destinations and intermediatedestinations are deleted.Route guidancetothe new destination begins.
Set as Next Way Point:thereceived destina‐tion address is set asthe next intermediatedestination.Route guidance begins.
A destination has beenreceived with pic‐tureinformation:selectStart Route Guid-ance.Route guidancestarts.
Route guidance with current trafficreports
Traffic informationoverviewTrafficreports arereceived using LiveTrafficInformation and are usedforroute guidance.
This service is unavailable in some countries.
There may be differences betweenthe trafficreportsreceived andthe actualroad andtraffic conditions.
Important information on LiveTraffic Informa‐tion:
RCurrent trafficreports arereceived viatheInternet connection.
RThe traffic situation is updated at short,regu‐lar intervals.
RThestatus ofthe service subscription can bedisplayed (→page 287).
Information onthevehicle's position isregularlysenttoDaimlerAG. The datais immediatelyren‐dered anonymousbyDaimlerAGandforwardedtothe traffic data provider. Usingthis data, traf‐ficreportsrelevanttothevehicle's position aresenttothevehicle. Thevehicle acts as a sensorfortheflowof traffic and helpstoimprovethequality ofthe trafficreports.
Ifyou do notwanttotransmitthevehicle posi‐tion,you havethefollowing options:
RYou switchoffthe transmission ofthevehicleposition (→page 259).
RYou havethe service deactivated at anauthorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Displaying subscription information
Requirements:RThevehicle is equipped with LiveTrafficInformation.
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SelectSynchronize Contacts.
Calling up contactsMultimedia system:
PhoneªContacts
Depending onthecharacter set,thefollowingoptions can be usedtosearchfor contacts:
Rsearchingbyinitials
Rsearchingbyname
Rsearchingbyphone number
Entercharacters intothe searchfield.A selection of possible contacts appears.Entering morecharacters intothe searchfield narrowsdownthe number of possibleselections.
Selectthe contact.
A contact can containthefollowing details:
Rphone numbers
Rnavigation addresses
Rgeo-coordinates
RInternet address
Editingtheformat of a contact's nameMultimedia system:
PhoneZOptionsCon-
tactsName Format
Thefollowing options areavailable:
RLast Name, First Name
RLast Name First Name
RFirst Name Last Name
Select an option.
Overview of importing contacts
Contacts fromvarious sources
SourceRequirements
òMemory cardThe SD memory cardis inserted.
òUSB device The USB device isinserted inthe USBport.
SourceRequirements
ñBluetooth®con‐nection
Ifthe sending of
vCards via Bluetooth®
is supported, vCardscan bereceived onmobile phones or net‐books,forexample.
Bluetooth®is activa‐ted inthe multimediasystem and ontherespective device(seethe manufactur‐er's operating instruc‐tions).
óMobile phone The mobile phone isconnectedtothe mul‐timedia system.
Importing contacts intothe contacts menuMultimedia system:
PhoneZOptionsContacts
SelectImport.
Select an option.
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RThe AndroidAutoapp is installed onthemobile phone.
RIn ordertousethetelephone functions,themobile phone must be connectedtothe mul‐
timedia system via Bluetooth®(→page 298).
Iftherewas no prior Internet connection,thisis established withthe use ofthe mobilephone with AndroidAuto.
RThe mobile phone is connectedtothe multi‐media system viathe USB port

RLogin to TuneIn Account: log intoyourTuneIn user account.
RLog Out of Account: log out ofyourTuneInuser account.
Select an option.
Media
Audio mode
Information onthe audio mode
\nWARNINGRisk of distraction when han‐dling datastorage media
Ifyou handle a datastorage medium whiledriving,your attention is diverted fromthetraffic conditions. This could also causeyoutolose control ofthevehicle.
Only handle a datastorage mediumwhenthevehicle isstationary.
Permissiblefile systems:
RFAT32
RexFAT
RNTFS
Permissible datastorage medium:
RSD card
RUSBstorage device
RiPod®/iPhone®
RMTP devices
RBluetooth®audio equipment
Observethefollowing notes:
RThe multimedia system supports atotalof upto50,000files.
RDatastorage media upto2 TB are sup‐ported (32‑bit address space).
Supportedformats:
RMP3
RWMA
RAAC
RWAV
RFLAC
RALAC
Observethefollowing notes:
RDuetothe largevariety ofavailablemusicfilesregarding encoders, samplingrates and datarates, playback cannotalways be guaranteed.
RDuetothe widerange of USB devicesavailable onthe market, playback cannotbe guaranteedfor all USB devices.
RCopy-protected musicfiles or DRMencryptedfiles cannot be played back.
RMP3 playersmust support MediaTrans‐fer Protocol (MTP).
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Connecting USB devices
NOTEDamagecausedbyhightempera‐tures
Hightemperatures can damage USB devices.
Removethe USB device after use andtakeit out ofthevehicle.
The multimedia connection unit isfound inthestowage compartment underthe armrest andhas two USB ports.
Depending onthevehicle's equipment, addi‐tional USB ports can befound inthestowagecompartment ofthe center console and intherear passenger compartment.
Connectthe USB devicetothe USB port.Playable musicfiles are played back only ifthe corresponding media display is activated.
Usethe USB port identifiedby

Activating/deactivating full-screen modeMultimedia system:
MediaàMedia Sources
Select a datastorage medium.Playable videofiles are played back.
Toactivate full-screen mode:selectFull Screen.
Todeactivate full-screen mode:pressthetouchpad.
Changing video settingsMultimedia system:
MediaZOptionsPicture Format
Thefollowing pictureformats areavailable:
RAutomatic
R16:9
R4:3
RZoom
Select a pictureformat.
Adjusting the brightness manuallyIftheAutomaticpictureformat is switched off,you can adjustthe brightnessyourself.
SelectBrightness.
Adjustthe brightness.
Media search
Startingthe media searchMultimedia system:
MediaªSearch
Depending onthe connected media sources andfiles,thefollowing categories are listed:
RCurrent Track List
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RArtists
RAlbums
RTracks
RFolders
RMusic Genres
RYear
RComposers
RVideos
RPodcasts(Apple®devices)
RAudiobooks(Apple®devices)
Select a category.
The categories areavailable as soon astheentire media content has beenread in andanalyzed.
Media Interface
Information aboutthe Media InterfaceMedia Interface is a universal interfacefortheconnection of mobile audio equipment. The mul‐timedia system has two USB ports. The USBports are located inthestowage compartmentunderthe armrest.
Supported devices
The Media Interface allowsyoutoconnectthefollowing datastorage media:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
RMP3 player
RUSB devices
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