With some equipment levels, the following
data media can be used:
— USB data medium, e.g. USB stick.
— Bluetooth device, e.g. mobile device.
With some equipment levels, the following
types of media files can be played back:
— Audio files, e.g. music.
— Video files.
You can also use streaming services, depend-
ing on the equipment and country.
Conditions for using streaming services:
✓
We Connect or We Connect Plus is avail-
able in the vehicle.
✓
You have an active We Connect user ac-
count.
✓
The vehicle is assigned to your user ac-
count.
✓
You have purchased a corresponding da-
ta plan from the In-Car Shop or you have
available data volume on the SIM card of
your mobile device and are connected to
your vehicle via WLAN Hotspot of your
mobile device → page 210.
✓
You have a user account for the respec-
tive streaming service:
Streaming services, such as Apple Mu-
sic and TIDAL, can only be activated or
deactivated as a group, even if they are listed
separately in the menu → page 203.
Opening the
Media
menu
— Touch
HOME
.
Opening settings
— Touch
HOME
Media
.
Restrictions and notes on data media
Dirty, overheated or damaged data media
may be unusable. Observe the manufactur-
er’s instructions.
Differences in the quality of data media from
different manufacturers can interfere with
media playback.
Incorrect configuration of a data medium can
render it unreadable.
The read time of data media can be increased
by the storage capacity, usage state (copying
and deletion processes), file system, folder
structure, and the amount of stored data.
Playlists simply specify a playback sequence.
They link to the location of the media files
within the folder structure. There are no me-
dia files stored in a playlist. To play a playlist,
the media files must exist in the locations on
the data medium referenced by the playlist.
No liability can be accepted for dam-
aged, modified or lost files on data
media.
Equipment features and me-
dia symbols
Please refer to and on page 218.
Audio, media, connectivity
— Media playback and media control via
Bluetooth.
— Audio playback in the following formats:
— AAC.
— ALAC.
— AVI.
— FLAC.
— MP3.
— MP4.
— WMA.
— Video playback in the following formats:
— MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 (.mpg, .mpeg).
— ISO MPEG4; DivX 3, 4 and 5 Xvid (.avi).
— ISO MPEG4 H.264 (.mp4, .m4v, .mov).
— Windows Media Video 10 (.wmv, .asf).
— Cross-device playlists.
— Cross-source media database:
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