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Gracen
ote, the 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. TIDAL and TIDAL logo are
regis tere d trademark
of Aspiro AB in the European Unionandother
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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 Additional options
A Controls playback
B Timeline
C Cate gories
D Music sear ch E
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Connecting
the data storage medium 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 under the armrest and
has two type C USB ports. Depending on the
ve hicle's equipment, additional USB ports can
be found in thestow age compartment of the
centre console or rear folding compartment. #
Connect the USB device tothe USB port.
% USB hubs cann otbe connec ted with the
multimedia 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 authorising 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
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Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
Bluetooth 5
00A5
Au thorising a new Blue tooth ®
audio device #
Select Connect new device .
De tected equipment is displ ayed in the
device list. #
Select an audio device.
Auth orisation starts. A code is displa yed on
th e multimedia sy stem and on the mobile
phone. #
Ifth e codes are identical, confi rmonthe
audio equipment. #
Select Only as Bluetooth audio device .
The Blue tooth®
audio equipment is connec‐
te d with the multimedia sy stem.
Connecting pr eviously authorised Blue tooth ®
audio equipment #
Select a Blue tooth®
audio device from the
list.
The connection is es tablished. St
arting media playback Re
quirements:
R A data storage medium is connected tothe
multimedia sy stem.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media #
Select USBorBluetooth asthe media
source. Controlling media playback
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Media #
Topause playback: select8. #
Tocontinue playba ck:select 6. #
Torepeat a track: select:.
Fo rth ere peat function there are thefo llow‐
ing 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
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Ad
ditional options for setting media play‐
back Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Media
Calling up additional options #
Select ß.
The additional options are shown.
The following options are available:
R Play similar tracks
Select during playback of a track in order to
crea tea playlist with similar trac ks.
R Surprise mix
A pl aylist with randomly selected trac ksis
created.
R Add to favourite songs
The cur rent track is added tothefa vo urite
songs.
R Delete from favourite songs
The cur rent track is remo ved from thefa vo ur‐
ite songs. #
Select an option. Music online
Calling up music online
Re
quirements:
R A Mercedes me account is available.
R The vehicle is connected with the Mercedes
me account.
R The online music service is activated in the
Mercedes me por tal.
R There is an account forth e music stre aming
service.
R A subsc ript ion forth e music stre aming
service has been obtained.
R The data volume is available.
This must be pur chased.
R Afast Internet connection for data transmis‐
sion free of inter fere nce.
% New da tavolume can be pur chased
directly from a mobile phone network
pr ov ider viathe Mercedes me Portal. %
The functions and services are countr y-
dependent. For more information, consult a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media #
Select Online music.
Wi th Online music you can lis tento music via
a st re aming service.
% The online music menu is on ly shown if the
online music service is activated in the
Mercedes me por tal and an account forthe
music stre aming service is connec ted. The
services in the Mercedes me por tal ha veto
be activated separately for each vehicle.
Music playback can be contro lled withtheTo uch
Control, theto uchsc reen, theto uchpad or using
th e media application.
Sear ching for music in online music
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
Online music
Sear ching for ca tegories in online music
The media con tent of thest re aming pr ovider can
be scanned thro ugh in the category sear ch. The 490
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av
ailable categories depend on thest re aming
pr ov ider. #
Select 5.
The list of available categories appears. #
Select a categor y.
Ke yword sear chin online music
Yo u can look for content using theke yword
sear chwith free text input. #
Select ª.
A ke yboard forch aracter ent ryappears. #
Enterth ete rm sear ched for.
% The sear chbegins from thefirs tth re ech ar‐
acters entered. The more characters entered
th e 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. Configuring online music options
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
Online music #
During media playbac k,press ß inthe
Media menu.
Three options appear:
R Addth e song to yourow nfavo urites
R Addth e song toa playback list
R The Title Radio option #
Select one of theth re e options.
% IfTitle Radio is selected, a playback list with
similar music tra cks is created.
The available options depend on what is
of fere dby the pr ovider of thest re aming
service. Media sear
ch Note
s about the sear chfunction in catego‐
ri es
Und er5 you can sear chthro ugh all available
media files. There are se veral categories availa‐ ble
for selection. The categories shown depend
on the connected device and data form at.
Av ailable categories with Blue tooth ®
audio:
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 Favourite songs
R Frequently played
R Most recently added
R Mood (/page 492)
R Music genres
R Year
R Composers MBUX multimedia sy
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R
Select by cover
R Podcasts (Apple®
devices)
R Audiobooks (Apple®
devices)
Av ailable categories with video files:
R Folder
R Videos
% The categories are available as soon as the
entire media conte nt has beenread in and
anal ysed.
St arting a sear chin categories
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
5 #
Select a categor y.#
Select ªand enter a sea rchte rm.
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, theAlbums 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 selec‐
te d category and the connected device.
Using theke yword sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media
Yo u can look for content using theke yword
sear chwith free text input. #
Select ª.
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.
Sear ching for a track acco rding tomood
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
5
By sear ching in categories, you can find music
trac kssuitable for a mood. #
Select Mood.
A grid with thefo llowing moods appears:
R Positive
R Calm
R Dark
R Energetic #
Pull the controller tothe desired position.
The sy stem sear ches for trac ksthat are suit‐
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Making video settings
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
Z 5
General #
Select Video settings. #
Select an aspect ratio.
Setting full sc reen #
Select 0043. 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
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