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Old Feb 25, 2023 | 10:31 AM
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Hi guys totally new here with a pretty trivial question. . I just bought a 2018 e63s. Love it. I'm just wondering why there's no playback function on my radio? I see reviews for 2018 and they have the little bar on the bottom when listening to xm radio. Is this an added feature or was it part of a computer update? Sorry I know it's a dumb question but just curious how such an expensive car, I can't play back my music. I even tried talking to the car to play back a song and it responded that it's not a currently available feature.
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Old Feb 25, 2023 | 07:56 PM
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To get playback, you need to select station(s) for “smart playback”. Time to read the manual. 😉

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Old Feb 25, 2023 | 08:21 PM
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To get playback, you need to select station(s) for “smart playback”. Time to read the manual. 😉

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thanks for your response. Theres nothing called smart playback. I also looked in the manual and theres nothing listed on how to playback a song . None of the pictures in the manual also show the station with the playback function
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My apologies, the term is "smart favorites". Here's an excerpt from the 2018 E-Class wagon manual:


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My apologies, the term is "smart favorites". Here's an excerpt from the 2018 E-Class wagon manual:


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Thanks for that, but I tried and my radio doesn't have those prompts . When I highlight a station I don't get that arrow shown on your picture (highlight an entry, select)





I do get the icon here ^^ under my presets but the only options it gives me is to move or delete the preset


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Curious. Do you have the hard copy manual? If yes, does it contain the section on smart favourites?
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Curious. Do you have the hard copy manual? If yes, does it contain the section on smart favourites?
I do have it. And I went through the entire radio section. Theres no mention of that feature. And every picture of the radio shows it without the playback function. They all look like my pictures
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