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This function and behavior depends on
your
mobile phone network pr ovider and the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions). Contacts
Information about
the contacts menu
The con tacts menu contains all contacts from
ex isting data sources, e.g. mobile phone.
Yo u can store up to3000 contacts.
Fr om the contacts menu you can use telephone
functions such as call a con tact, forex ample
(/ page 185).
If a mobile phone is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem (/ page182) and automatic calli ng up
(/ page 185) is activated, the mobile phone's
contacts are displa yed in the address book.
Downloading mobile phone contacts
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
Z #
Select Contacts & Recent Calls.
Au tomatically #
Activate D Synchronize Contacts Auto-
matically.
Manual ly #
Deactivate ESynchronize Contacts Auto-
matically. #
Select Synchronize Contacts .
Calling up contacts
Multimedia sy stem:
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Phone 5
g
The following options can be used tosear chfor
contacts:
R searching byinitials
R sear ching byname
R searching byphone number #
Ente rch aracters into the sear chfield. #
Select the contact.
De tails forth e contact are shown.
Editing thefo rm at of a contact's name
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
Z #
Select Name Format . The
following options are available:
R Last Name, First Name
R Last Name First Name
R First Name Last Name #
Select an option.
Calling a contact
Multimedia sy stem:
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Phone 5
g #
Select ªSearch for Contacts. #
Ente rch aracters into the sear chfield. #
Select the contact. #
Select thete lephone numbe r.
The number is dialed.
Deleting contacts
Re quirements:
R The Synchronize Contacts Automatically func‐
tion is switched off (/ page185).
Mul timedia sy stem:
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Phone
Deleting all contacts #
Select Z. #
Select Delete Contacts. Call list
Overview of
the call list
Depending on whe ther your mobile phone sup‐
ports the PBAP Blue tooth®
profile or not, this can
ha ve differe nt ef fects on the presentation and
functions of the call list.
If th e PBAP Blue tooth ®
profile is suppor ted, the
ef fects are as follo ws:
R The call lists from the mobile phone are dis‐
pla yed in the multimedia sy stem.
R When connecting the mobile phone, you may
ha ve toconfirm the connection forth e PBAP
Blue tooth ®
profile.
If th e PBAP Blue tooth ®
profile is not suppor ted,
th e ef fects are as follo ws:
R The multimedia sy stem generates a call li st
independently as soon as calls are made in
th eve hicle.
R The call list is not synchronized with the call
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Making a call from
the call list
Multimedia sy stem:
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Phone #
Select +Recent Calls. #
Select an entry.
The call is made.
Calling up additional options in the call list
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone #
Select +Recent Calls. #
For pr eviously stored contacts: select 0048in
th e line of an entry.
The sear chresults are displa yed. Apple CarPlay™
Overview of Apple CarPlay™
&
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle when
driving, you will be distracted from the tra ffic
situation. This could also cause youto lose
control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
ope rating the multimedia sy stem.
iPhone ®
functions can be used via the multime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. They are oper‐
ated using theto uchsc reen, Touch Control or the
Siri ®
vo ice-operated control sy stem. You can acti‐
va te thevo ice-opera ted control sy stem bypress‐
ing and holding the£ button on the multifunc‐
tion steering wheel.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Apple CarPlay™ tothe multimedia sy stem.
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 content connected to
it. Information on Apple CarPlay™
When Apple CarPlay™ is being used,
the iPod ®
media source is not available forth ere spective
iPhone ®
.
Connecting an iPhone ®
via Apple CarPlay™
(with cable)
Re quirements:
R The multimedia sy stem is equipped with the
function.
R The cur rent version of your device's operating
sy stem is being used (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions).
R The full range of functions for Apple CarPlay™
is only available with an In tern et connection. #
Connect the iPhone ®
to the00C2 USB port
on the multimedia sy stem using a suitable
cable (/ page190). #
Ifno other device is connected with the sys‐
te m via Blue tooth®
: confirm the data pr otec‐
tion pr ovisions. #
If ano ther device is connected via Blue tooth®
or Apple CarPlay™ (wireless) with the sy stem:
ta p on theTap here to start Apple CarPlay
for: message.
or #
Select the iPhone ®
in the device list
under the application.
The pr evious connection via Blue tooth®
or
Apple CarPlay™ (wireless) is disconnected.
The device newly connected via cable is
active.
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection pro‐
visions
A message with the data pr otection pr ovisions
appears. #
Select Accept & Start.
Exiting Apple CarPlay™ #
Press 00E2button.
% If Apple CarPlay™
was not displa yed full-
screen before disconnecting, the application
st arts in the bac kground when reconnected.
Yo u can call up Apple CarPlay™ in the main
menu. 18 6
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Connecting an iPhone
®
via Apple CarPlay™
(wireless)
Requ irements:
R The multimedia sy stem is equipped with the
function.
R The cur rent version of your device's operating
sy stem is being used (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions).
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the device (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
R The device is "visible" forot her devices.
R There is an Internet connection forth e full
ra nge of functions for Apple CarPlay™.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
00A5
Sear ching for a mobile phone #
Select Connect New Device.
The available iPhone ®
is shown.
Connecting a mobile phone #
Select the iPhone ®
. #
Select Start Apple CarPlay.
% It is possible at any time
toswitch between
connection via Blue tooth®
or via Apple Car‐
Play™ (wireless) in the device list.
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection pro‐
visions
A message with the data pr otection pr ovisions
appears. #
Select Accept & Start.
% When
the Apple CarPlay™ connection is
active, you can swit chStart Automatically on
or off.
Exiting Apple CarPlay™ #
Press the00E2 button.
% If Apple CarPlay™
was not displa yed in the
fo re ground before disconnecting, the applica‐
tion starts in the bac kground when reconnec‐
te d. You can call up Apple CarPlay™ in the
main menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay
5 Z #
Select sound settings. Ending Apple CarPlay™ #
Toend the connection of Apple Carplay™
(cable): disconnect the connection via the
connecting cable between the iPhone ®
and
multimedia sy stem. #
Toend the connection of Apple Carplay™
(wireless): de-authorize the iPhone ®
in the device list under
the application.
% Re
gardless of whe ther the connection is via
cable or wireless, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends disconnection only when theve hicle
is stationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle when
driving, you will be distracted from the tra ffic
situation. This could also cause youto lose
control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
ope rating the multimedia sy stem.
Mobile phone functions can be used with Android
Au tousing the Android operating sy stem on the
multimedia sy stem. It is operated using the
to uchsc reen or thevo ice-operated control sys‐
te m. You can activate thevo ice-opera ted control
sy stem bypressing and holding the£ button
on the multifunction steering wheel.
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 content connected to
it. MBUX multimedia sy
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Information 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.
Connecting a mobile 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
mobile phone.
R In order touse thete lephone functions, the
mobile phone must be connected tothe mul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ page 182).
If th ere was no prior Internet connection, this
is es tablished with the use of the mobile
phone with Android Auto.
R The mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem via the USB port 00C2using a
suitable cable (/ page190).
R There is an Internet connection forth e full
ra nge of functions for Android Auto.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Smartphone
5 Mercedes PRO & Apps 5
Android Auto
5 Start Android Auto
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection pro‐
visions
% The
firs t acti vation of Android Autoon the
multimedia sy stem must be car ried out when
th eve hicle is stationary for saf etyre asons.
A message with the data pr otection pr ovisions
appears. #
Select Accept & Start.
Exiting Android Auto #
Press the00E2 button.
% If Android
Autowa s not displa yed in thefo re‐
ground before disconnecting, the application
st arts in the bac kground when reconnected.
Yo u can call up Android Autointhe main
menu.
Calling up the Android Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Smartphone 5
Android Auto
5 Z #
Select sound settings. Ending Android
Auto #
Disconnect the connecting cable between the
mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y. Tr
ansfer redve hicle data with Android Auto
and Apple CarPlay™ Overview of transfer
redve hicle data
When using Android Autoor Apple CarPlay™, cer‐
ta in vehicle data is transfer redto the mobile
phone. This enables youto getth e best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
The following sy stem information is transmit ted:
R Software release of the multimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymized)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimize com‐
munication between theve hicle and the mobile
phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle ID is random lyge ner‐
ated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset (/ page181).
The following vehicle status data is transmitted:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
R Day/night mode of the instrument clus ter
The transfer of this data is used toalter how con‐
te nt is displ ayedto cor respond tothe driving sit‐
uation.
The following position data is transmitte d:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Accele ration di rection
This da tais only transfer red while the navigation
sy stem is active, in order toimpr ove it (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in a tunnel). 18 8
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Media
Information about media mode
Information about suppor
tedfo rm ats and
data storage media &
WARNING Risk of distraction when han‐
dling da tastorage media
If yo u handle a data storage medium while
driving, your attention is diver ted from the
traf fic conditions. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle. #
Only handle a data storage medium
when theve hicle is stationar y. The multimedia sy
stem supports thefo llow‐
ing form ats and data media:
Pe rm issible
fi le sy stems FA
T32, exFA T,NTFS
Pe rm issible
data car riers USB devices, iPod
®
/iPhone ®
,
MTP devices, Blue tooth®
audio
equipment
Suppor ted
fo rm ats: Au
dio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV,
FL AC , AL AC R
The multimedia sy stem supports a total of up
to 50,000 files.
R Data storage media up to2 TB are suppor ted
(32‑bit address space).
% Obser vethefo llowing no tes:
R Due tothe wide range of USB devices
av ailable on the mar ket, pl ayback cann ot
be guaranteed for all USB devices.
R MP3 pla yers must support Media Trans fer
Pr otocol (MTP).
Information on copyright pr otection and
tradema rks
Au dio files that you create or reproduce yourself
fo r playback aregeneral lysubject tocopyright
pr otection. In many count ries, reproductions,
eve nfo r private use, are not permitted without
th e prior consent of the copyright holder. Make
sure that you kn owabout the applicable copy‐
ri ght regulations and that you comply with these. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laborato‐
ri
es. Dolb y,Dol byAudio and the double-D symbol
are trademar ksof Dolby Laboratories. Graceno
te,th e Graceno telogo and logotype,
"P ow ered byGracen ote", MusicID and Pla ylist
Plus are either regis tere d trademar ksor trade‐
mar ksof Graceno te, Inc. in theUn ited States
and/or other countries. Fo
rDT SPa tents, see http://pa tents.dts.com.
Manufactu red under license from DTS Licensing
Limi ted. DT S,the Symbol, & DTS and the Symbol
to ge ther are regis tere d trademar ks, and DTSTru‐
Vo lume is a trademark of DTS, Inc. ©
DT S, Inc. All
Rights Reser ved. MBUX multimedia sy
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Overview of
the media menu 1
Prev ious track or fastrewind
2 Next track or fastforw ard
3 Album co ver
4 Active media sou rce
5 Track and artist
6 Current track number/track in pl ayback list
and active data storage medium
7 Repeat
8 Settings
9 Device manager
A Controls playback
B Timeline
C Categories
D Music search
E Random pl ayback Connecting
the data storage media tothe
mu ltimedia sy stem 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 in the
stow age compartment in the center console and
has two type C USB ports. #
Connect the USB device tothe USB port.
% USB splitters are not suppor
tedby the multi‐
media sy stem.
% When connecting se veral Apple ®
devices
simultaneousl y,pay attention tothe order in
which the devices are connected. The multi‐
media sy stem only connects with the device
th at is connec tedfirs t. Ad ditional Apple ®
devices that are connec ted at the same time
are only supplied with po wer.
Sear ching for and authorizing a Blue tooth ®
audio device
Requ irements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the multimedia
sy stem and audio equipment.
R The audio equipment supports the Blue tooth ®
audio profiles A2DP and AVRC P.
R The audio equipment is "visible" forot her
devices.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
Bluetooth 5
00A5
Au thorizing a new Blu etoo th®
audio device #
Select Connect New Device.
De tected equipment is displa yed in the device
list. #
Select an audio device.
Auth orization starts. A code is displa yed on
th e multimedia sy stem and on the mobile
phone. 19 0
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#
Ifth e codes are identical, confirm on the
audio equipment. #
Select Only as Bluetooth Audio Device .
The Blue tooth®
audio equipment is connec ted
with the multimedia sy stem.
Connecting pr eviously authorized Blue tooth ®
audio equipment #
Select a Blue tooth®
audio device from the
list.
The connection is es tablished. St
arting media playback A data
storage medium is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media #
Select USBorBluetooth asthe media source. Controlling media playback
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Media #
Topause playback: select00CF. #
Tocontinue playba ck:select X. #
Torepeat a track: select:.
Fo rth ere peat function there are thefo llowing
settings:
R Select once: the active pla ylist is repea‐
te d.
R Select twice: the cur rent track is repea‐
te d.
R Select three times: there peat function
is deactivated. #
Toplay back trac ksinrandom order:
select 9. #
Towind a track forw ards or backwards:
ta p on the desired point on the timeline. #
Toselect the next track: select00F6. #
Toselect the pr evious track: select00F5. #
Toscroll through trac ksquickl y:press and
hold 00F5 or00F6. #
Toshow the cur rent track lis t:select the
track ima geshown. Ad
ditional options for setting media playba ck Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Media
Calling up additional options #
Select 004B.
The additional options are shown.
The following options are available:
R Surprise Mix
A pla ylist with random lyselected trac ksis
created.
R Add to Favorite Songs
The cur rent track is added tothefa vo rite
songs.
R Remove from Favorite Songs
The cur rent track is remo ved from thefa vo rite
songs. #
Select an option. Media sear
ch Information about
the sear chfunction in cat‐
egori es
Under 5you can sear chthro ugh all available
media files. There are se veral categories available
fo r selection. The categories shown depend on
th e connected device and data form at.
Av ailable categories with Blue tooth ®
audio equip‐
men t:
R Current Tracklist
The folders and categories of the connected
device are shown.
Av ailable categories with audio files:
R Current Tracklist
R Playlists
R Folder
R Albums
R Artists
R Tracks
R Often Played
R Most Recently Added
R Mood
R Music Genres
R Year
R Composers MBUX multimedia sy
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R
Podcasts (Apple®
devices)
R Audiobooks (Apple®
devices)
% The categories are
available as soon as the
entire media content has been read in and
analyzed.
St arting a sear chin categories
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
5 #
Select a categor y.
The media files are shown cor responding to
th e selected categor y,e.g. all albums will be
shown forth eAlbums category.
Sorting results shown or playing back all
media found #
Select 0062. #
Toplay back all results found in the cate‐
gor y:select Play All.
If, forex ample, the album category is active,
all albums found bythe desired artist will be
pla yed bac k. #
Tosort results alphabeticall y:select Sort
from A-Z. #
Tosort results in reve rse alphab etical
order: selectSort from Z-A.
% The
available options depend on the selected
category and the connected device.
Using theke yword sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
5
In the categories under 5you can use the
ke yword sear chwith free text input tolook for
content. #
Select a catego ry. #
Select Search.
A ke yboard forch aracter ent ryappears. #
Enterth ete rm sear ched for.
% The sear
chbegins with thefirs tch aracter
entered. The more characters entered the
more concr eteth e sear chresults become. #
Select the desired entry fromthere sult list.
If th e selected result is an album, song or a
playback list then playback is star ted. If the
selected result is a new category then this is
opened in the sear ch. Ra
dio Switching on the
radio Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Radio #
Alternatively: press the| button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station pla yed on the last frequency band
selected. Ra
dio overview 1
Selects an active frequency band
2 Station logo
3 Station name or set frequency
4 Artist, title, album and radio text
5 HDradio logo
6 Options
7 Switches the HD radio function on or off
8 Mute function
9 Calls up thest ation list
A Sear ch 19 2
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