Te
lephone menu overview 1
Blue tooth ®
device name of
th ec urrently connec ted
mobil ephone/the mobile
phone in thef oreground
(tw op hone mode)
2 Batter ystatus of thec on‐
nected mobile phone 3
Signal stre ngt hoft he
mobile phone network
4 Options
5 Device manager
6 Toswitc hmobile phones
(tw op hone mode) 7
Numerical pad
8 Contact sear ch
Blue tooth ®
profil eoverview Blue
tooth ®
profil eof
the mobile phone Fu
nction
PBAP (Phone Book
Access Profile) Contact
sareauto‐
matically displa yedin
th em ultimedia sys‐
tem
MAP (Message
Access Profile) Messag
efunctions
can be used Te
lephon yoperatin gmodes overview
The following telephon eoperatin gmodes are
av ailable:
R Onem obile phon eisconnec tedtot he multi‐
media sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ pag e231).
R Twom obile phones ar econnected wit hthe
multimedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(tw op hone
mode).
- Youc an use all thef unctions of them ulti‐
media sy stem wit hthe mobile phone in
th ef oreground. -
Youc an receiv eincoming calls and mes‐
sages wi th themobile phone in theb ack‐
ground.
Yo uc an inter chang ethe mobile phone in
th ef oreground and bac kground an ytime
(/ page232).
% Irre spectiv eofthis, Blue tooth®
audio func‐
tionalit ycan byused wit hanymobile phone
(/ page249).
Note sont elephony &
WARNING Risk of distraction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommunication equipment
integ ratedint hevehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation.
This could also cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad 230
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and traf
ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of distraction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat emobile communication equip‐
men twhen driving, youw ill be distracted
from thet raffic situation .Thisc ould also
cause youtol ose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating mobil ecommunication equipment in
th ev ehicle.
Fu rther information can be obtained from an
Mercedes-Benzora t:http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect.
Information on telephony
The following situations can lead tothec all being
disconnected while thev ehicle is in motion:
R ther eisi nsufficient networ kcove rage inthe
area
R youm ovef romo ne transmission/reception
st atio ntoa nother and no communication
ch annels ar efree
R theS IM car dused is no tcompatible wit hthe
networ kavailable
R amobile phon ewith" Twincard" is logged into
th en etwo rkwit hthe second SIM car datthe
same time
The multimedia sy stem supports calls in HD
Vo ice ®
fori mp rove ds peec hquality .Arequire‐
ment fort his is that them obile phone and the
mobil ephone networ kprovide roft he person you
ar ec allin gsuppor tHDV oice®
.
Depending on theq uality of thec onnection ,the
vo ice quality ma yfluctuate.
Connecting amobile phone
Re quirements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on them obile phone
(see them anufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on them ultimedia
sy stem (/ page200). Multimedia sy
stem:
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Phone 5
00A5
Sear ching foram obilephone #
Select Connect New Device.
Connectin gamobilephone (authorization
using Secur eSimpl ePairing) #
Select amobile phone. #
Acode is displa yedint he multimedia sy stem
and on them obile phone. #
Ifth ec odes match: confirm thec ode on the
mobil ephone.
% Fo
ro lde rm obil ephone models, enter aone
to sixteen-digit number code on them obile
phone and on them ultimedia sy stem for
authorization.
% Up
to15 mobil ephones can be authorized on
th em ultimedia sy stem.
Auth orized mobile phones ar ereconnec ted
au tomatical ly.
% The connected mobile phone can also be
used as Blue
tooth®
audio equipment
(/ page249).
Connecting asecond mobilephon e(two
phon emode)
Re quirements:
R Atleas tone mobile phon eisalready connec‐
te dtot he multimedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
00A5 #
Select Connec tNew Device. #
Select them obile phone. #
Select With
The selected mobile phone is connected to
th em ultimedia sy stem.
Fu nctions of them obil ephone in tw ophone
mode
Fu nctions overview Fu
nctions of the
mo bile phone in the
fo re gr ound Fu
nctions of the
mo bile phone in the
bac kground
Fu llra ng eoff unctions Incoming calls and
messages MBUX multimedia sy
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Setting control of
thea pplication but tons
Multimedia sy stem:
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Mercedes PRO &Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Z
5 General #
Toswitch Control via Application Buttons on:
activat ethe LED symbol. #
Todeactivate Control via Application Buttons:
deactivat ethe LED symbol.
Ending Apple CarPlay™ #
Toend thec onnection of Apple Carplay™
(cable): disconnect thec onnection via the
connecting cable between thei Phone ®
and
multimedia sy stem.
% Mercedes-Benz
recommends disconnecting
th ec onnectin gcable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
Mobile phone functions can be used wit hAndroid
Au tousin gthe Android operating sy stem on the
multimedia sy stem. It is operated using the
to uchsc reen or thev oice-operated control sys‐
te m. Youc an activat ethe voice-opera tedc ontrol
sy stem bypressing and holding the£ button
on them ultifunction steering wheel.
When using Android Autovia thev oice-opera ted
control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can still
be opera tedv iatheV oice Control Sy stem
(/ page174). Onl
yone mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Android Auto to them ultimedia sy stem.
This also applies totwop hone mode.
The availabilit yofAndroid Au toand Android Auto
apps ma yvarya ccording tothec ount ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and content connected to
it.
Information on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,v arious func tions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, fore xamp lethem edia
source Blue tooth®
audio, ar enotavailable.
On lyone routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone.
Connecting amobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements:
R The mobile phone supports Android Auto
from Android 5.0.
R The Android Autoapp is ins talled on the
mobil ephone.
R In order touse thet elephone functions, the
mobil ephone mus tbeconnected tothem ul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ pag e231).
If th er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, this
is es tablished wit hthe use of them obile
phone wit hAndroid Auto.
R The mobile phone is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem via theU SB port 00C2using a
suitable cable (/ page249).
R Thereis an In tern et connection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA ndroid Auto.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Mercedes PRO &Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Android Auto
5 Star tAndroid Auto #
Alternative: If Android Autois activ e(e.g.
when music is being pla yedort he navigation
sy stem is being used), youc an call up the
applicatio nusingthe |, zor002B
buttons (/ page190).
% The
firs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAutoont he
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons. 240
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Selecting and connecting
toInterne tradio
st ations
Multimedi asystem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
TuneIn Radio #
Select =. #
Select acategor y. #
Select astation.
The connectio nisestablishe dautomaticall y.
or #
Select thes ear chfield. #
Ente rastatio nn ameusingthe entr yfield.
% Ar
elativel ylarge volume of dat acan be
transmitte dwhen using Interne tradio.
Saving/deleting Interne tradio stations as
fa vo rites
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
TuneIn radio #
Select astation. #
Select ß.
The lis tofsavedfavo rite stations appears. #
Select Add to favorites.
or #
Creat eana ccount fort he online pr ovider
(TuneIn radio) and then log in on them ultime‐
dia sy stem.
Yo ur favo rite sa reimpor tedtot he multimedia
sy stem.
Deleting favo rites #
Select astation. #
Select ß. #
Select Delete favorites.
Setting Interne tradio options
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
TuneIn Radio 5
Z
The following option sareavailable:
R Select Stream:s electthe stre am quality.
R Logi ntoT uneIn Account:l og into yourTuneIn
user account.
R Log Ou tOfAccount:l ogoutofy ourTuneIn
user account. #
Select an option. Calling up the
station lis tfor th ecategor ylast
selected
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
TuneIn Radio #
Press thec over of thec urrent station.
Depending on ho wthe statio nwas selected, a
st atio nlistiss hown. Media
Information abou
tmedia mode Information abou
tsuppor tedf ormats and
dat astorage media &
WARNING Risk of distraction whe nhan‐
dling da tastorag emedia
If yo uh andle adatas torage medium while
driving, your attention is diver tedf romt he
traf ficc onditions. Thi scould also cause you
to lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyhandle adatas tora ge medium
when thev ehicle is stationar y. The multimedi
asystems upports thef ollow‐
ing form ats and data media:
Pe rm issible
fi le sy stems FA
T32, exFA T,NTFS
Pe rm issible
dat acarriers USB devices, iPod
®
/iPhone ®
,
MTP devices, Blue tooth®
audio
equipment
Suppor ted
fo rm ats: Au
dio: MP3, WMA ,AAC ,W AV,
FL AC ,ALAC
Vi deo: MPEG ,AVI, DivX, MKV,
MP4, M4V ,WMV R
The multimedia sy stem supports atotal of up
to 50,000 files.
R Datastorage media up to2TBa resuppor ted
(32‑bit address space).
% Obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R Due tothel arg evariety of available music
and video files rega rding encoders, sam‐
pling ratesa nd dat atransfer rates, play‐
bac kcanno tbeg uaranteed.
R Due tothew ide rang eofU SB devices
av ailable on them arke t, pl aybac kcann ot
be guaranteed fora ll USB devices.
R Videos up toFullHD (1920x1080 )are
suppor ted. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 247
R
Cop y-pr otected music and video files or
DRM (Digital Rights Management)
enc rypte dfiles canno tbeplaye db ack.
R MP3 pla yers mus tsuppor tMediaTrans fer
Pr oto col (MTP).
In fo rm ation on copy right pr otection and
tradema rks
Au dio files that youc reateorr eproduce yourself
fo rp layback areg enerall ysubject tocopyright
pr otection .Inmanyc ount ries, reproductions,
eve nfor privat euse, ar enotpermitted without
th ep rior consent of thec opyright holder .Make
sur ethat youk nowa bout thea pplicable copy‐
ri ght regulations and that youc ompl ywitht hese. Manufactured under license from Dolb
yLaborato‐
ri es. Dolb y,Dol byAudio and thed ouble-D symbol
ar et rademar ksof Dolb yLaboratories. Graceno
te,t he Graceno telogo and logotype,
"P ow ered byGracen ote", MusicID and Pla ylist
Plus ar eeither regis tere dt rademar ksor trade‐
mar ksof Graceno te,Inc .int heUnited States
and/or other countries. Fo
rD TS Pa tents, see http://pa tents.dts.com.
Manufactu redu nder license from DTSL icensing
Limi ted. DT S,theS ymbol, &DTSand theS ymbol
to ge ther ar eregis tere dt rademar ks,a nd DTST ru‐
Vo lume is atrademar kofDTS,Inc. ©
DT S, Inc. All
Rights Reser ved. 248
MBUX multimedia sy stem
Overvie
wofthe media menu 1
Prev ious trac korfast
re wind
2 Next trac korfastfor wa rd
3 Album co ver
4 Activem edia sou rce
5 Trac ka nd artist 6
Current trac knumber/
trac kinp laybacklista nd
activ edatas torage medium
7 Repeat
8 Settings
9 Additional options A
Controls playback
B Timeline
C Categories
D Musi csearch
E Random pl ayback Connecting
thed atas torage medi atot he
mu ltimedia sy stem Connectin
gUSB devices
* NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures High
temp eratures can damag eUSB devices. #
Remo vetheU SB device af teru se and
ta ke it out of thev ehicle. The multimedia connection unit is
found in the
stow agec ompartment in thec enter console and
has tw otype CUSB ports. #
Connec tthe USB device totheU SB port.
% When connectin gseve ralA pple ®
devices
simultaneousl y,pa ya ttention totheo rder in
whic hthe devices ar econnected. The multi‐
media sy stem onl yconnects wit hthe device
th at is connec tedf irst .A dditional Apple ®
devices that ar econnec tedatt he same time
ar eo nlys upplied wit hpowe r.
Sear ching fora nd authorizing aBluetooth ®
audio device
Requ irements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on them ultimedia
sy stem and audio equipment.
R The audio equipment supports theB luetooth ®
audio profiles A2DP and AVRC P.
R The audio equipment is "visible" foro ther
devices. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 249
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
Bluetooth 5
00A5
Au thorizing anew Bluetoo th®
audio device #
Select Connect New Device.
De tected equipment is displa yedint he device
list. #
Select an audio device.
Auth orization starts .Ac odeisd isplayedon
th em ultimedia sy stem and on them obile
phone. #
Ifth ec odes ar eidentical, confir monthe
audioe quipment. #
Select Only as Bluetoot hAudio Device .
The Blue tooth®
audio equipmen tisconnec ted
wit hthe multimedia sy stem.
Connecting pr eviousl yauthorized Blue tooth ®
audio equipment #
Select aBluetooth ®
audio devic efromt he
list.
The connection is es tablished. St
arting media playback Ad
atas torage medium is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media #
Select USBorBluetooth asthem edia source. Controlling media playback
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Media #
Topause playback: select00CF. #
Tocontinue playba ck:select X. #
Torepeat atrack: select :.
Fo rthe repeat function ther ea rethef ollowing
settings:
R Select once: thea ctiv eplaylistisr epea‐
te d.
R Select twice: thec urrent trac kisrepea‐
te d.
R Select threet imes: ther epeat function
is deactivated. #
Topla ybackt rack sinr andom order:
select 9. #
Towind atrack forw ards or backwards:
ta pont he desired point on thet imeline. #
Toselect then exttrack: select 00F6. #
Toselect thep revious track: select00F5. #
Toscroll through trac ksquickl y:press and
hold 00F5 or00F6. #
Tosho wthe cur rent trac klist: select the
trac kima geshown. Ad
ditional options fors ettin gm ediaplayba ck Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Media
Calling up additional options #
Select 004B.
The additional options ar eshown.
The following option sareavailable:
R Play Similar Tracks
Select during playbac kofatrackino rder to
crea teap laylistw iths imilar trac ks.
R Surpris eMix
Ap laylistw ithr andomly selected trac ksis
created.
R Add to Favorite Songs
The cur rent trac kisadded tothef avo rite
songs.
R Remove from Favorite Songs
The cur rent trac kisremovedf romt hefavo rite
songs. #
Select an option. Media sear
ch Information abou
tthe sea rchfunctio nincat‐
egori es
Under 5youc an sear chthro ugh all available
media files. Ther eareseveralc ategories available
fo rs election. The categories shown depend on
th ec onnected device and dat aformat.
Av ailable categories wit hBluetooth ®
audio equip‐
men t:
R Current Tracklist
The folder sand categories of thec onnected
device ar eshown.
Av ailable categories wit haudio files:
R Curren tTracklist 250
MBUX multimedia sy stem
R
Playlists
R Folder
R Albums
R Artists
R Tracks
R Favorite Songs
R Often Played
R Most Recently Added
R Mood (/page251 )
R Music Genres
R Year
R Composers
R Select By Cover
R Podcasts (Apple®
devices)
R Audiobooks (Apple®
devices)
Av ailable categories wit hvideo files:
R Folder
R Videos
% The categories ar
eavailable as soon as the
entir emedia content has been read in and
analyzed.
St arting asear chin categories
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
5 #
Select acategor y.
The media files ar eshown cor responding to
th es elected categor y,e.g. all albums will be
shown fort he Albums category.
Sorting results shown or playing bac kall
media found #
Select 0062. #
Topla ybacka llre sults found in thec ate‐
gor y:select Play All.
If, fore xamp le,thea lbum categor yisactive,
all albums found bythed esired artis twill be
pla yedb ack. #
Tosor tresults alphabeticall y:select Sort
from A-Z. #
Tosor tresults in reve rsea lphab etical
order: selectSortfrom Z-A.
% The
available options depen donthe selected
categor yand thec onnected device. Using
thek eywo rdsear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
5
In thec ategories under 5youc an use the
ke ywor dsear chwithfreet extinp ut tolook for
content. #
Select acatego ry. #
Select Search.
Ak eyboar dfor character ent ryappears. #
Entert he term sear ched for.
% The sear
chbegins wit hthe firs tc haracter
entered. The mor echaracter sentered the
mor econcr etet he sear chresults become. #
Select thed esired entry fromther esult list.
If th es elected result is an album, song or a
playbac klistt hen playbac kisstarted. If the
selected result is anew categor ythen this is
opene dinthe sear ch.
Sear ching forat rack according tomood
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
5
Using theMyM usic sear ch,you can find music
trac kssuitable foram ood. #
Select Mood.
Ag ridw itht he following moods appears:
R Positive
R Calm
R Dark
R Energetic #
Pull thec ont roller tothed esired position.
The sy stem sear ches fort rack st hat ar esuita‐
ble fort he mood entered. Making video settings
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
Z #
Select Video Settings. #
Select an aspect ratio.
Settin gfulls creen #
Sele ct0043 . MBU
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