music plays automatically
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music plays automatically
Hi everyone,
I have GLC with command online when I pair my iPhone 6 via Bluetooth, it always plays music automatically when I get into the car, how can I disable this feature? So I can press the paly button each time?
Also is there any way to display the album cover into the command online display?
Thanks
I have GLC with command online when I pair my iPhone 6 via Bluetooth, it always plays music automatically when I get into the car, how can I disable this feature? So I can press the paly button each time?
Also is there any way to display the album cover into the command online display?
Thanks
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Hi everyone,
I have GLC with command online when I pair my iPhone 6 via Bluetooth, it always plays music automatically when I get into the car, how can I disable this feature? So I can press the paly button each time?
Also is there any way to display the album cover into the command online display?
Thanks
I have GLC with command online when I pair my iPhone 6 via Bluetooth, it always plays music automatically when I get into the car, how can I disable this feature? So I can press the paly button each time?
Also is there any way to display the album cover into the command online display?
Thanks
And yes I'd love to know a way it doesn't auto play, nor auto switch when you plug it in.
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My workaround is to set Media to play from an empty source, the USB slot perhaps, and this does stop the wretched music coming on every time. I hope someone can enlighten us with a real solution.
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Thanks everyone for the contribution, I'm disappointed in this car, it is 2017 and with this problem that the music plays automatically + no apple car play like its counterparts from Mercedes E-Class, GLA, GLE, etc...
I hope someone will be able to help us.
I hope someone will be able to help us.
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Also, having personally used Apple CarPlay, I couldn't care less that the C/GLC doesn't have it. Slow/limited interface.
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no offense, but how is that a "problem"??? when you have the radio on, and turn your car back on, the radio plays. When you have a CD playing, and turn your car off/back on, the CD plays. Why would you expect anything different from bluetooth audio?? This feature is the same across every make/model I've ever experienced or owned.
Also, having personally used Apple CarPlay, I couldn't care less that the C/GLC doesn't have it. Slow/limited interface.
Also, having personally used Apple CarPlay, I couldn't care less that the C/GLC doesn't have it. Slow/limited interface.
Having Apple Play would not make it operate any differently.
What I do find annoying is how it automatically switches to the Media Interface when you plug in a device. I don't want that, I just want to plug it in so it charges. But in the grand scheme of things, it is just an annoyance.
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I've got the agree with you ec_nova - I don't see how this is a problem. I mean you have a preset selected and it continues as a preset after you get back in the car. What is the issue with that? And it works from both devices, the iPhone does the same, it remembers where you were last at to the second and continues from where it left off.
Having Apple Play would not make it operate any differently.
What I do find annoying is how it automatically switches to the Media Interface when you plug in a device. I don't want that, I just want to plug it in so it charges. But in the grand scheme of things, it is just an annoyance.
Having Apple Play would not make it operate any differently.
What I do find annoying is how it automatically switches to the Media Interface when you plug in a device. I don't want that, I just want to plug it in so it charges. But in the grand scheme of things, it is just an annoyance.
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no offense, but how is that a "problem"??? when you have the radio on, and turn your car back on, the radio plays. When you have a CD playing, and turn your car off/back on, the CD plays. Why would you expect anything different from bluetooth audio?? This feature is the same across every make/model I've ever experienced or owned.
Also, having personally used Apple CarPlay, I couldn't care less that the C/GLC doesn't have it. Slow/limited interface.
Also, having personally used Apple CarPlay, I couldn't care less that the C/GLC doesn't have it. Slow/limited interface.
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I can be done, just in a different place than you think. It is the same when you connect a bluetooth headset, it will continue then as well. Barking is good, it is even better when it directed at the correct target 
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the car class? Not sure what that has to do with anything, but it's not even in the top half of MB's SUV lineup. Regardless, a $14,000 Kia does the same thing, so do the $200,000+ Maybach's. I suppose your only option would be to sell the GLC and buy a car from the 90's that didn't even have bluetooth?
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the car class? Not sure what that has to do with anything, but it's not even in the top half of MB's SUV lineup. Regardless, a $14,000 Kia does the same thing, so do the $200,000+ Maybach's. I suppose your only option would be to sell the GLC and buy a car from the 90's that didn't even have bluetooth?
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Which is great, so switch to another input or stop playing on the phone I can be done, just in a different place than you think. It is the same when you connect a bluetooth headset, it will continue then as well. Barking is good, it is even better when it directed at the correct target
I can be done, just in a different place than you think. It is the same when you connect a bluetooth headset, it will continue then as well. Barking is good, it is even better when it directed at the correct target
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Take a look in the manual, there is a whole section about this and how to prevent auto connecting Bluetooth audio profile. Personally I would find it annoying but it may do what you want.
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Thank you, yesterday I have tried everything possible and nothing worked, so I kept pausing the musing from the mouse I every time.
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*Yes it is an issue for me
and very annoying one.
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Interestingly, yesterday I picked up my GLC43 so now have experience with the current version of command. One thing I noted was that it doesn't automatically switch when I plug in my iPhone 7 is plugged in.
I don't stream Spotify but I will believe that Apple will resort to its default Apple Music instead. We have Apple Music so as such I don't experience at all what you are getting.
But like in my case with three phones connected you'll have the have some manual management to tell it which one to use.
I don't stream Spotify but I will believe that Apple will resort to its default Apple Music instead. We have Apple Music so as such I don't experience at all what you are getting.
But like in my case with three phones connected you'll have the have some manual management to tell it which one to use.
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no offense, but how is that a "problem"??? when you have the radio on, and turn your car back on, the radio plays. When you have a CD playing, and turn your car off/back on, the CD plays. Why would you expect anything different from bluetooth audio?? This feature is the same across every make/model I've ever experienced or owned.
Also, having personally used Apple CarPlay, I couldn't care less that the C/GLC doesn't have it. Slow/limited interface.
Also, having personally used Apple CarPlay, I couldn't care less that the C/GLC doesn't have it. Slow/limited interface.
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All the cars I've owned with Bluetooth connection play music automatically, regardless of brand.
There are plenty of internet articles about this:
There are plenty of internet articles about this:
Many newer cars have Bluetooth stereo systems that sync wirelessly with an iPhone. One common and prominent feature of this experience is that music will automatically start playing from the iPhone through the Bluetooth speakers when you get into the car, sometimes autoplaying from a local music library or sometimes from a streamed music service
Be aware there is currently no perfect solution to this. The good news is you can use a few workarounds for stopping auto-playing music over Bluetooth from iPhone to a car stereo. The bad news is there is no single setting on the iPhone to stop auto-playing music over Bluetooth,
Be aware there is currently no perfect solution to this. The good news is you can use a few workarounds for stopping auto-playing music over Bluetooth from iPhone to a car stereo. The bad news is there is no single setting on the iPhone to stop auto-playing music over Bluetooth,
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Since this issue has been re-opened. I think the way Mercedes is doing it is annoying and by no means the way every other manufacturer does it.
I have had several BMW's, including a new 2018 model. All have this wonderful power off button for media. Leave the power on and yes, the last connected will play. Press power off before exiting and it will stay off when the car is started again.
Now, on the Mercedes, it has a Mute button. If I switch to radio and then press Mute, the source is muted. If I restart the car the source stays muted. Great! However, if I switch source to Bluetooth and Mute, the source does not stay muted when I restart. What is needed is same behavior between Radio as source and Bluetooth as source.
My current workaround is that when I park the car, I switch the source to Radio and then Mute. When the I restart the car, perfect silence! The workaround require two steps, switch to Radio and Mute vs. a single power button like the BMW.
I have had several BMW's, including a new 2018 model. All have this wonderful power off button for media. Leave the power on and yes, the last connected will play. Press power off before exiting and it will stay off when the car is started again.
Now, on the Mercedes, it has a Mute button. If I switch to radio and then press Mute, the source is muted. If I restart the car the source stays muted. Great! However, if I switch source to Bluetooth and Mute, the source does not stay muted when I restart. What is needed is same behavior between Radio as source and Bluetooth as source.
My current workaround is that when I park the car, I switch the source to Radio and then Mute. When the I restart the car, perfect silence! The workaround require two steps, switch to Radio and Mute vs. a single power button like the BMW.
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Way different than radio etc.
if I turn off my radio or CD it doesn’t automatically start again when I turn on my car. The phone will play a song from library or from Audible, Youtube even if you turned it off.
How is that ok?
You need to turn it off over and over unless you swipe it to the end off the song with car off.
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FWIW - this has been the norm for a while. My previous GLA did the same thing. What's truly annoying is it plays the last thing played. So let's say every day you listen to podcasts on your drive - that's great, it keeps reopening podcasts, unless you listened to something else in between. And by listen - it means ANY media. So let's say you watched that stupid cat video someone pointed out, or something more embarrassing let's say, that is what is paused and will resume playing when you get in the car. Even if a bunch of time has gone by! So be careful on that one!
