Head Unit, Component Description - GF82.85-P-3140RFM
Model 253
with code 547 (Connect 20 Entry (NTG6))
except code 520 (Audio 20 USB)
except code 522 (Audio 20 radio)
except code 531 (COMAND APS)
Model 253
with code 548 (Connect 20 MID (NTG6))
except code 520 (Audio 20 USB)
except code 522 (Audio 20 radio)
except code 531 (COMAND APS)
Model 253
with code 549 (Connect 20 HIGH (NTG6))
except code 520 (Audio 20 USB)
except code 522 (Audio 20 radio)
except code 531 (COMAND APS)
Show on model 253.9
Location
The head unit is located behind the instrument panel cover in the center console.
Tasks
The head unit has the following tasks:
- Central controller unit for entertainment and communication systems integrated into vehicle
- Integration of smart phones
- Reading in of input signals as well as actuation of output media and system components
Central controller unit for entertainment and communication systems integrated into vehicle
The head unit controls the following functions:
- Radio mode
- Media mode
- TV mode
- Smartphone integration
- Telephone
- Navigation
The head unit also allows the adaptation of various vehicle settings. Adjustments can be made to the following systems:
- Head unit and instrument cluster (system settings, e.g. time, date, language, display style, WLAN, Bluetooth®)
- Control elements of the head unit (e.g. touchpad sensitivity)
- Voice control
- Speaker system (sound settings)
- Interior and exterior lighting
- Driver assistance system
- Seat comfort
- Climate control
- Vehicle in general (e.g. seat belt adjustment, acoustic locking verification signal)
Settings can be saved on a driver-to-driver basis in different user profiles. This makes it significantly easier for several drivers to use the vehicle.
Depending on the equipment installed, the head unit can save the settings of the following systems, among others, for each profile:
- Seats and mirrors
- Ambiance illumination
- Climate control
- Radio
- "Individual" transmission mode
- Head unit (display style, themes, suggestions and favorites)
- Navigation (last destinations)
The following actions are available for User Profiles:
- Create, edit and delete profiles in the vehicle.
- Call up profiles in the vehicle.
- Edit and manage profiles in the Mercedes-Benz Customer Portal or in the Mercedes me App.
- Transfer profiles from one vehicle to another (via data export and import with USB, via the Mercedes-Benz Customer Portal or via the Mercedes me App).
For the suggestions function, the head unit saves the usage behavior in the active user profile. If the suggestions function is used, the head unit offers the most likely navigation destinations, media sources, radio stations or contacts based on previously used functions.
The user can also temporarily (24 h) deactivate the analysis of usage habits or entirely erase usage behavior that has already been learned.
The head unit can save various vehicle settings as themes. Themes make it possible to save and retrieve vehicle and multimedia system settings for certain driving situations.
A Theme contains the settings of the following systems:
- Instrument cluster
- Ambiance illumination
- Active audio source
- Main menu for Audio/COMAND display
- Head unit display style
- DYNAMIC SELECT drive program
- ECO start-stop setting
- Navigation settings
Integration of smart phones
The head unit enables the integration of smart phones by supporting the following integration standards:
- CarPlay (Apple) (with code 16U (CarPlay smartphone integration))
- Android Auto (Google) (with code 17U (Google Automotive Link smartphone integration))
- CarLife (Baidu) (with code 18U (Baidu CarLife smartphone integration))
In order to be able to use smartphone applications, the smartphone must be connected to the front center console USB connector (X115/5) (with code 896 (Vehicle access and drive authorization through mobile phone), code 897 (Wireless mobile phone charging), or code 899 (Multifunction telephony)), or to USB connector 2 (A90/5x2) (except code 896 (Vehicle access and drive authorization through mobile phone), except code 897 (Wireless mobile phone charging), and except code 899 (Multifunction telephone)), and the integration standard selected through the "Connect" menu. If the "Automatic connection" setting has been selected, activation cannot take place via the menu.
If a smartphone is connected and the corresponding integration standard is activated, the head unit switches to a special operating mode, the "integration mode". The Audio/COMAND display shows the smartphone apps in integration mode. This is operated via the head unit control elements.
Only one mobile phone can be connected to the head unit via smartphone integration at any time. When smartphone integration is active with a smartphone, there are the following restrictions:
- Media mode via Bluetooth® is not possible for the smartphone connected to smartphone integration.
- Only one route guidance may be active at a time. If the user starts route guidance on the smartphone and route guidance is active on the head unit, the head unit ends route guidance.
When using smartphone integration, an additional mobile phone can be used to make telephone calls via Bluetooth® in two phone mode.
During active smartphone integration, both the vehicle's voice control system (brief press), and the smartphone's voice control system (long press) may be called up using the voice control button.
With the Android Auto integration standard, the head unit also automatically establishes, in addition to the connection via USB (Universal Serial Bus), a connection to the smartphone via Bluetooth®. Telephone signals are transferred via Bluetooth® with Android Auto.
Reading in of input signals as well as actuation of output media and system components
The head unit transmits and receives signals via the following connections:
- CAN
- Media Oriented System Transport (MOST)
- Direct line
- Ethernet
CAN
The head unit is equipped with the following CAN interfaces:
- Telematics CAN (CAN A)
- User interface CAN (CAN HMI)
- Drive CAN (CAN C1) (with code B63 (Sporty engine sound), and except code 810 (Sound system))
The head unit receives the following signals via the telematics CAN, for example:
- Operation signals from touchpad (A105)
- Operation signals from the upper control panel control unit (N72/1), from the left lower control panel (N72/4), and from the right lower control panel (N72/5) via the touchpad
- Status signals about charge level of a mobile phone from the mobile phone cradle control unit (N123/8) (with code 897 (Wireless mobile phone charging))
- Initialization data from the mobile phone cradle control unit for incorporating an authorized mobile phone into the vehicle hierarchy (with code 899 (Multifunction telephony), code 897 (Wireless mobile phone charging), code 896 (Vehicle access and drive authorization via mobile phone))
- Operation signals from the hand motion sensor (B84/15) (with code 77B (Front contactless gesture recognition system))
The head unit transmits the following signals via telematics CAN, for example:
- Control signals to the audio/COMAND display
- Status signals as well as the request of the charge level or initialization data from the mobile phone to the mobile phone cradle control unit (with code 897 (Wireless mobile phone charging))
- Control signals for the displays in the upper control panel control unit to the touchpad
The head unit receives, for example, the following signals via the user interface CAN:
- Operation signals of the head unit multifunction steering wheel button group (S163/2)
- Control signals for the displays in the upper control panel control unit from the electronic ignition lock control unit (N73)
- Signals of the HERMES control unit (N112/9) from electronic ignition lock control unit
The head unit sends, for example, the following signals via the user interface CAN:
- Navigation displays to instrument cluster (A1)
- Interpreted signals from the upper control panel control unit, from the left lower control panel and from the right lower control panel to the electronic ignition lock control unit
- Control signals to the augmented reality camera (B84/14) (with code 21U (Video recording function (Dash cam)), or with code U19 (Augmented reality))
Via the drive CAN, the head unit receives signals from the ME-SFI [ME] control unit (N3/10), and from the powertrain control unit (N127) for the engine sound function (with code B63 (Sporty engine sound), and except code 810 (Sound system))
Media Oriented System Transport (MOST)
The head unit communicates with the sound system amplifier control unit (with code 810 (Sound system)) via MOST
Direct line
The head unit is equipped with the following direct connections:
- Circuit 30t
- Circuit 31
- FM 1, AM, CL [ZV] and KEYLESS-GO antenna amplifier (A2/18) (input)
- Antenna amplifier FM2, DAB and TV2 (A2/19) (Input)
- TV 1 and DAB band III antenna amplifier (A94/5) (with code 865 (TV tuner)) (Input)
- TV 3 antenna amplifier (A94/7) (with code 865 (TV tuner)) (Input)
- Driver hands-free system microphone (B25/20), and front passenger hands-free system microphone (B25/21) (input)
- SDARS antenna (A2/105) with code 536 (SIRIUS satellite radio) (Input)
- GPS antenna (A2/23) (except code 362 (HERMES LTE)) (Input)
- GPS signal (Global navigation system) from HERMES control unit (with code 362 (HERMES LTE)) (Input)
- Muting of audio sources from HERMES control unit (with code 362 (HERMES LTE)) (Input)
- HSVL line (High-speed video link) from parking system control unit (N62) (with code 235 (Active Parking Assist with PARKTRONIC)) (Input)
- HSVL line from reversing camera control unit (N66/2) (with code 218 (Reversing camera), and except code 235 (Active Parking Assist with PARKTRONIC)) (Input)
- HSVL line from augmented reality camera (with code 21U (Video recording function (Dash cam)), or with code U19 (Augmented reality)) (input)
- Bluetooth® antenna (A2/91) (input and output)
- Bluetooth®/WiFi antenna (A2/161) (Input and output)
- Bluetooth®/WiFi antenna (A2/162) (with code 549 (Connect 20 HIGH (NTG6))) (Input and output)
- Multimedia connection unit (input and output)
- Dedicated Short-Range Communications control unit (A50/6) (with code 498 (Japan version)) (Input and output)
- Vehicle Information and Communication System (VICS) control unit (A2/37) (with code 498 (Japan version), dealer option) (input and output)
- HSVL line for video data to Audio/COMAND display (output)
- Microphone output to the HERMES control unit (with code 360 (HERMES UMTS), or code 362 (HERMES LTE)) (output)
- Telephone and stationary heater antenna changeover switch (A2/155) (with code 899 (Multifunction telephony), and code 362 (HERMES LTE), and code B24 (Remote control for stationary heater)) (Output)
- Wake-up for MOST (with code 810 (Sound system)) (Output)
- Audio output (speaker) (except CODE 810 (Sound system)) (output)
- Subwoofer amplifier (N40/9) (with code 853 ("Midline" sound system)) (Output)
Ethernet
The head unit is connected by Ethernet to the diagnostic connector (X11/4).
Structure
The head unit contains the following components depending on the equipment:
- Radio tuner
- TV tuner
- Amplifier
- Bluetooth® receiver
- WLAN receiver
- GPS receiver
- Navigation system
- Voice control system
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