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  • Page 1 Operating Instructions Audio 20...
  • Page 2 Symbols Warning Environmental note Possible damage to the vehicle Instruction Continuation symbol (Y page) Page reference Display Image in the display...
  • Page 3 Welcome to the world of Mercedes-Benz. First of all, familiarize yourself with your audio equipment and read the operating instructions, especially the safety and warning notes, before operating the audio equipment. This will help you to obtain the maximum use from the system and avoid endangering yourself and others.
  • Page 5 Contents Index ............4 At a glance ..........9 Introduction ........... 7 System settings ........27 Telephone ..........31 Audio ............ 43 Rear Seat Entertainment System ..59...
  • Page 6 CD mode ..........50 AUX mode Controller ..........12 Setting the brightness/contrast/ Control panel color ..........74 Audio 20 ........... 11 Switching picture format ....74 Correct use ..........7 Back button Data medium Controller ......... 13 CD/DVD .......... 55 Basic functions ........

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Reception problems ......8 Redial ............ 38 Remote control Opening and closing ......15 Switching SmartKey illumination Operating system on/off ..........22 Audio 20 .......... 10 Operation Example ........... 17 Safety notes Operating safety ........ 7 SatRadio ..........46 Phone book .......... 39 Displaying information .....
  • Page 8 Index Screen Treble Selecting for remote operation ..22 Setting ..........19 Switching on/off (Rear Seat Entertainment System) ....22 Single call Using the telephone ......36 Functions ......... 38 Single CD drive ........51 Sound Setting balance ........ 19 Video DVD Setting fader ........

  • Page 9: Safety Notes Operating Safety

    Introduction Operating safety compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. General information Note: This equipment has been tested WARNING and found to comply with the limits for a To avoid distractions that could lead to an Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 accident, you should only change system of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 10: Reception Problems

    We recommend that you always have because you will either not be able to select maintenance work on electronic components certain menu items or because Audio 20 will carried out at an authorized Mercedes-Benz display a message to that effect.
  • Page 11 Audio 20 operating system ....10 Multifunction steering wheel ..... 16 Operating Audio 20 ......16 Basic functions of Audio 20 ....18 Rear Seat Entertainment System ..21...

  • Page 12: Overview

    CD drive or a CD changer Controller Audio 20 components Audio 20 consists of: the control panel with a single CD drive or a CD changer the display the controller In addition, Audio 20 can be operated via the multifunction steering wheel.
  • Page 13 Audio 20 operating system Audio 20 control panel Function Page Function Page Switches to radio mode Selects a station using the station search function Switches wavebands Selects the next track Switches on satellite radio mode Fast forward Switches to audio CD or...
  • Page 14 Calls up the telephone basic menu Switches the hands-free system on/off Sound settings Operation of Audio 20 via the controller is Audio 20 controller not possible when the cover is closed. Introduction You can use the controller to select functions in the display.
  • Page 15 To delete an entire entry: press and hold level in the current operating mode. the 2 button. To switch to the basic menu: press and hold the k back button. Audio 20 changes to the basic menu of the current operating mode.
  • Page 16 Display/selection window Menu bar with main functions The layout of the menus may vary, depending on the vehicle's equipment. Depending on the current setting of Audio 20, the following information can be displayed in the status bar: time in the Radio basic menu: waveband and...

  • Page 17: Opening And Closing

    The display is protected by a cover. To close: pull the cover down. Do not use the cavity between the cover If Audio 20 is still switched on, you can and the display for stowage. Stowed items continue to listen to the radio or CDs and could damage the display.

  • Page 18: Menu System

    Operating Audio 20 Avoid using alcoholic thinners, gasoline or Function abrasive cleaning agents. These products % Press briefly: selects next can damage the display surface. higher menu level (back) or fade out display message Multifunction steering wheel Press and hold: selects the...

  • Page 19: Example

    Operating Audio 20 Vertical menus The following pictures show the display in daytime design ( page 28). The menu highlighting appearance is different depending on the display design. Navigating within a menu Slide ZVÆ or turn cVd. The menu item selected is highlighted in Switching to the menu list white.
  • Page 20 Press the q button. C-Class only: open the display cover. To confirm your selection: press W. If Audio 20 was on the last time the ignition was switched off, turn the ignition SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition lock.
  • Page 21 Basic functions of Audio 20 Adjusting treble and bass Mute With the controller (VÆ, XVY or cVd), Switching the audio source on/off Sound select and press W to confirm. Press the B button. Select Treble Bass and press W to The sound from the audio source is confirm.
  • Page 22 Basic functions of Audio 20 To change the setting: slide ZVÆ or turn To select a setting: slide ZVÆ or turn cVd until balance and fader are set as cVd. desired. To save a setting: press W. When you exit the menu, the current setting The setting is stored and you exit the menu.

  • Page 23: Rear-Compartment Screens

    Rear Seat Entertainment System Rear Seat Entertainment System Components Overview The Rear Seat Entertainment System is comprised of: two rear-compartment screens behind the front-seat head restraints a remote control a CD/DVD drive AUX jacks on both screens (display AUX) and on the CD/DVD drive (drive AUX) two sets of cordless headphones Rear-compartment screens Socket for corded headphones...

  • Page 24: Remote Control

    Rear Seat Entertainment System Selecting the screen for the remote Remote control control Overview You can use the remote control to operate one of the two rear screens at a time. To do so, you must switch the remote control to the desired screen.
  • Page 25 Rear Seat Entertainment System Mute Press button B on the remote control. The sound is on or off. Selecting a menu/menu item and confirming your selection Select a menu/menu item using the =;9: buttons on the remote control and press the 9 button to confirm.

  • Page 26: Indicator Lamp Remote Control

    Rear Seat Entertainment System Cordless headphones Overview Volume control To select a screen for the headphones Battery compartment cover To switch the cordless headphones on/off Indicator lamp with various displays ( page 24) Open both sides of the headphones and adjust the fit of the headphones by pulling the headphone band in the direction of the arrow.
  • Page 27 Rear Seat Entertainment System Display Status Green The headphones are switched on and the batteries are fully charged. The headphones are switched on and the batteries are almost discharged. No display The headphones are switched (dark) off, or the batteries are empty, incorrectly inserted or not inserted.
  • Page 29 Audio system features ....... 28 Display settings ........28 ® Bluetooth settings ......28 System language settings ....28 Reset function ........29...
  • Page 30 Night ® appears when Bluetooth is switched on. Mode Automatic and press W to Audio 20 is now ready to utilize ® confirm. Bluetooth functions, e.g. receiving data from other devices or connecting mobile If you select Brightness, an adjustment phones.
  • Page 31 Reset function Language GLK-Class: select and press W to confirm. The list of available languages appears. The # dot in front of the list entry indicates the current setting. Select the language desired and press W to confirm. The menu system is shown in the selected language.
  • Page 33 Audio system features ....... 32 General notes ........32 ® Telephony via the Bluetooth inter- face ............33 Reception and transmission volume . 36 Telephone operation ......36 Using the phone book ......39 Using call lists ........41...

  • Page 34: Audio System Features

    General notes electromagnetic fields. Introduction ® Audio 20 allows you to use a Bluetooth Call disconnection while the vehicle is ® mobile phone via the Bluetooth interface. in motion ®...

  • Page 35: Connecting (Bluetooth ® Interface)

    ® If the "Bluetooth " function is deactivated ® Bluetooth -capable mobile phone. on Audio 20, you will see this message in Bluetooth not activated the display: Not all mobile phones available on the in system settings. Activate the market are equally suitable. You can obtain function ( page 28).

  • Page 36: Registering (Authorizing)

    If no connection can be made to the most between one and sixteen digits. You must recently connected mobile phone, the enter the same number on Audio 20 and the system searches for the mobile phone that device to be authorized.

  • Page 37: De-Authorizing

    ® Bluetooth range and Bluetooth activated, a search is started and the phone If Audio 20 is unable to detect your mobile is connected. phone, this may be due to your mobile phone Only one mobile phone can be connected security settings.

  • Page 38: Reception And Transmission Volume

    Telephone operation De-Authorize Select and press W to phone, contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or visit confirm. http://www.mbusa-mobile.com A prompt appears asking whether you (customers in the USA only). really wish to de-authorize this device. Select and press W to confirm. The wrong settings may have a serious If you select Yes, the device will be deleted impact on transmission quality.
  • Page 39 Telephone operation You can enter the * character by pressing If a name and number are stored in the Audio  2 0 phone book and the caller permits the õ button once. Press the button a sending his/her own number, the name and second time within 1.5 seconds for the + number will be shown.

  • Page 40: Redial

    Telephone operation Press W until the number sequence is Press the K button. deleted. Select ¡ and press W. Select ¢. The most recently dialed telephone numbers are displayed. To call: select ¡. Select the desired telephone number. Press the K button. Using a number from the phone book Name Select...

  • Page 41: Phone Book

    W to confirm. ® The Bluetooth connection between Using the phone book Audio 20 and your active mobile phone is interrupted. Audio 20 is ready to receive Introduction vCards from other mobile phones. You can store phone numbers in the Start data transfer on the external Audio 20 phone book.
  • Page 42 Select the characters one by one for the entry you are searching for. As soon as you make a clear selection, Audio 20 switches automatically to the list. To complete the search: switch from the character bar to the list.

  • Page 43: Deleting An Entry

    To make a call: press 6. Dialed and press W to confirm. The corresponding list appears (example): Displaying details for an entry Audio 20 can also display a shortened entry in full. Select an entry from the list. Options Select...
  • Page 44 : button. To make a call: press 6. Deleting call lists The stored call lists remain on Audio 20 even if you use Audio 20 with another mobile phone. For this reason, you should delete the call lists before selling the...
  • Page 45 Audio system features ....... 44 Radio mode .......... 44 Satellite radio ........46 Audio CD and MP3 mode ....50 Audio AUX mode ......... 56...

  • Page 46: Searching For A Station

    Radio mode Audio system features Name or frequency of the selected station Sound settings These Operating Instructions describe all To display radio text standard and optional equipment available Memory functions for your audio device at the time of going Radio functions to print.

  • Page 47: Entering A Frequency

    Radio mode Setting a station via the multifunction Press the ó button once or several times steering wheel until the waveband, appears in the status bar. In the audio menu in the instrument cluster: Slide XVY or turn cVd when the main area press the 9 or : button briefly.

  • Page 48: Program Information

    Satellite radio To assign a preset: slide ZVÆ or turn Info To exit the menu: select in the radio display and press W to confirm. cVd and press W until a tone can be heard. Press the k back button on the controller.

  • Page 49: Registering

    Satellite radio The SatRadio program is available for a details will be required to activate your monthly fee. Details are available from the account. SIRIUS XM Service Center and at If the satellite receiver is not installed or is http://www.sirius.com (USA) or Device not installed correctly, the http://www.siriuscanada.com...

  • Page 50: Selecting A Category

    Channel information (in detail) controller. Channel preset list SatRadio menu Press the E or F button. Audio 20 searches in both directions Channel information D can be viewed in (ascending and descending) and stops at detail ( page 49). the next channel found in the selected category.

  • Page 51: Displaying Information

    Satellite radio Selecting a channel from the SatRadio Storing channels automatically channel list This function automatically stores channels In the menu bar, select by turning with adequate reception in the preset cVd the controller and press W to memory. Stations stored manually in the preset memory will be overwritten.

  • Page 52: Operation

    XVY the controller. eject a disc while the vehicle is in motion. The Audio 20 system is equipped with either a single CD drive or a CD changer. Both drives Channel list updates can play back audio CDs and MP3 CDs.
  • Page 53 Audio CD and MP3 mode If you do not take the disc out of the slot, Inserting and removing CDs the drive will draw it in again automatically Notes after a short while. Take the disc out of the slot. WARNING Insert a disc into the slot.
  • Page 54 Audio CD and MP3 mode Only insert a CD when the audio system If you cancel the process by pressing the prompts you to do so. Only insert one CD back button on the controller, the system when prompted. loads and plays the last CD you inserted. To insert a single CD into the magazine Removing discs from the CD changer tray: press the load/eject button.
  • Page 55 Audio CD and MP3 mode Eject All. Example display: MP3 mode Select The discs are ejected one after the other. Take the discs out of the slot. If you do not take the disc out of the slot, the drive will draw it in again automatically after a short while.

  • Page 56: Data Medium

    If an option is Selecting a folder selected, it remains selected after Audio 20 is switched on or off. This function is only available in MP3 mode. Folder...

  • Page 57: Mp3 Copyright

    CD surround sound function. format, Audio 20 will not treat the CD as an audio CD. This means that it is only possible Notes on copyright to access the MP3 tracks.

  • Page 58: Audio Aux Mode

    You can connect an external audio source (AUX) to Audio 20. The socket for this is located in the glove box. You can increase the volume of the external audio sources.
  • Page 59 Audio AUX mode Default setting Volume amplification Switching back to CD/MP3 mode In the audio AUX menu, use the controller (cVd) to select Back to Disc and press W to confirm. CD/MP3 mode is activated again.
  • Page 61 Audio system features ....... 60 General information ......60 Basic functions ........61 System settings ........62 Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode ..63 Video DVD mode ......... 68 AUX mode ..........73...

  • Page 62: Changing The Batteries

    General information Audio system features These Operating Instructions describe all standard and optional equipment available for your audio device at the time of going to print. Country-specific deviations are possible. Please note that your audio equipment may not offer all the features described.

  • Page 63: Rear Seat Entertainment System

    Basic functions Right-hand battery: the positive pole (+) green when the headphones are switched must face downwards. To close the battery compartment: insert battery compartment cover = Basic functions starting with retaining lugs ? into the battery compartment and allow catch Introduction tab ;...

  • Page 64: Function Restrictions Video Dvd Mode

    System settings Multiple users Function restrictions in video DVD mode Simultaneous use of the rear- Certain functions or actions may be compartment disc drive temporarily or completely unavailable. As The two rear-compartment screens can be soon as you try to activate these functions or operated almost entirely independently from actions, you will see the K symbol in the one another.

  • Page 65: Cd/Dvd Audio And Mp3 Mode

    Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode To change the setting: use the 9 Showing/hiding the picture or : button to select a language. To hide the picture: select Display Off Press the 9 button. in the system menu using the :; The Rear Seat Entertainment System buttons on the remote control and press activates the selected language.
  • Page 66 Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode Removing a CD/DVD Press eject button ;. The drive ejects the disc. Take the disc out of the slot. If you do not take the disc out of the slot, the drive will draw it in again automatically after a short while.
  • Page 67 Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode Disc name (only if stored on the disc as Track name CD text) Track time To call up the track list Graphic time and track display To select playback options Current playback settings (no symbol for "Normal track sequence") Example display: audio DVD mode To set the bass...

  • Page 68: Selecting A Folder

    Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode Track List Folder Select (audio CD/audio DVD In MP3 mode, select and confirm mode) or Folder (MP3 mode). with 9. Press the 9 button when the display/ Press the 9 button when the display/ selection window is selected. selection window is selected.

  • Page 69: Playback Options

    Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode Group format, the menu item cannot be Pause function selected. This function is only available in audio Press the = or ; button to select DVD mode. DVD-A and confirm with the 9 button. To pause playback: select « and confirm Press the 9 or : button to select with 9.

  • Page 70: Video Dvd Mode

    Video DVD mode Explanation of the playback options carried out by qualified aftersales technicians. Normal Track Sequence In audio CD/DVD mode, you hear all the tracks in their normal sequence (e.g. track Notes about discs 1, 2, 3 etc.). Notes about CDs/DVDs can be found here In MP3 mode, the track order is determined page 54).

  • Page 71: Showing/Hiding

    Video DVD mode Function restrictions Depending on the DVD, it is possible that certain functions or actions described in this section will be temporarily blocked or may not function at all. As soon as you try to activate these functions or actions, you will see the K symbol in the display.
  • Page 72 Video DVD mode running, or skip forwards step-by-step. Some Fast forwarding/rewinding DVDs do not permit this at certain points (e.g. Press and hold the E or F button during the opening credits). until the desired position is reached. To skip forwards or backwards: press You see the navigation menu.
  • Page 73 Video DVD mode To change a setting: press and hold the Display the menu system ( page 69). 9 or : button until the desired DVD-V Select using the = or ; setting has been reached. button and confirm with the 9 button. To store a setting: press 9.
  • Page 74 Video DVD mode Selecting menu items in the DVD menu Moving up one level in the DVD menu Press the 9, :, = or ; Press the % back button. button. To confirm your selection: press the 9 Select the corresponding menu item from button.

  • Page 75: Aux Mode

    AUX mode To change a setting: press and hold the To select an action: press the 9, :, 9 or : button until the desired = or ; button. setting has been reached. To trigger an action: press the 9 button. To store a setting: press 9.
  • Page 76 AUX mode source connected, you will see an audio Activating AUX mode menu. AUX drive Select using the = or ; button Adjusting the brightness, contrast or and confirm with the 9 button. color The AUX menu appears. Select Display Aux Disk Drive Aux in the AUX menu.
  • Page 79 Publication details Internet Further information about Mercedes-Benz vehicles and about Daimler AG can be found on the following websites http://www.mercedes-benz.com http://www.daimler.com Editorial office You are welcome to forward any questions or suggestions you may have regarding this manual to the technical documentation team at the following address: Daimler AG, HPC: R822, D–70546 Stuttgart, Germany...
  • Page 80 É2045847182ÃËÍ 2045847182 Order no. 6515 6930 13 Part no. 204 584 71 82 Edition B 2012...

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