Rejecting or ending a call
X
Press the ~button on the steering wheel
to reject or end an incoming call.
Selecting an entry in the phone book X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel
Tel menu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book.
X Authorise access to the phone book on the
phone.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
or
X To start rapid scrolling: press and hold:
or 9 for longer than one second.
The names in the phone book are displayed
quickly one after the other.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored for
a name: press the 6ora button to
start dialling.
or
X If there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X To exit the telephone book: press the~
or % button.
Redialling The on-board computer saves the last names or
numbers dialled in the redial memory.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel
Tel menu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the redial
memory.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number. X
Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or X To exit the redial memory: press the~
or % button. Assistance menu
Introduction Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehi-
cle, you have the following options in the
Assist. Assist. menu:
R Showing the assistance graphic
(Y page 213)
R Activating/deactivating the Traffic Sign
Assist display (Y page 214)
R Deactivating/activating ESP ®
(Y page 214)
R Activating/deactivating Steering Assist and
Stop&Go Pilot of DISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 215)
R Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
(Y page 214)
R Activating/deactivating COLLISION PREVEN-
TION ASSIST PLUS (Y page 214)
R Activating/deactivating ATTENTION ASSIST
(Y page 215)
R Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 215)
R Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping Assist
or Active Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 215)
Showing the assistance graphic X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select Assist.
Assist.
graphic
graphic.
X Press ato confirm.
The multifunction display shows the
DISTRONIC PLUS distance display in the
assistance graphic. Menus and submenus
213On-board computer and displays Z
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions j
Check Check
trailer
trailer hitch
hitch
lock
lock The trailer tow hitch is not correctly engaged.
A warning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
If the ball coupling is not engaged, the trailer may come loose. There
is a risk of an accident.
X Stop the vehicle immediately, paying attention to road and traffic
conditions, and switch off the engine.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Engage the trailer coupling's ball coupling in the end position
(Y page 203). &
inoperative inoperative
Battery
Battery
Low
Low The on-board voltage is too low. The auxiliary heating has switched
itself off or cannot be switched on (Y page 124).
X Drive for a considerable distance.
The battery charges. The auxiliary heating is operational again as
soon as the on-board electrical system voltage is sufficient. &
inoperative Refuel inoperative Refuel
vehicle vehicle There is too little fuel in the fuel tank. The auxiliary heating cannot be
switched on (Y page 124).
X Refuel at the nearest filling station. &
inoperative inoperative
See
SeeOwn‐
Own‐
er's Man.
er's Man. The auxiliary heating is temporarily malfunctioning or faulty.
X When the vehicle is on a level surface and the engine has cooled
down, make up to four attempts to switch on the auxiliary heating,
waiting several minutes between each attempt (Y page 124).
X If the auxiliary heating does not switch on, consult a qualified spe-
cialist workshop. Telephone Telephone
No
Noservice
service Your vehicle is outside the network provider's transmitter/receiver
range.
X Wait until the mobile phone operational readiness symbol appears
in the multifunction display. 244
Display
messagesOn-board computer and displays
Adjusting the volume
X
Turn the qcontrol knob.
The volume is adjusted:
R for the currently selected media source
R during traffic or navigation announcements
R in hands-free mode during a phone call
Switching the sound on/off X
Press the 8button on the control panel.
If the audio output is switched off, the status
line will show the 8symbol. If you switch
the media source or set the volume, the sound
is automatically switched on.
i Navigation messages will be heard even if
the sound is muted.
Functions The multimedia system has the following func-
tions:
R Radio mode
R Media mode with media search
R Sound systems
R Navigation system
COMAND Online: navigation via the hard drive
Audio 20: navigation via SD card
R Communication functions
R Vehicle functions with system settings
R Favourites functions
Controller The controller in the centre console lets you:
R select menu items on the display
R enter characters
R select a destination on the map
R save entries
The controller can be:
R turned 3
R slid left or right 1
R slid forwards or back 4
R slid diagonally 2
R pressed briefly or pressed and held 7Back button You can use the
%button to exit a menu or to
call up the basic display of the current operating mode.
X To exit the menu: briefly press the%
button.
The multimedia system changes to the next
higher menu level in the current operating
mode.
X To call up the basic display: press the%
button for longer than two seconds.
The multimedia system changes to the basic
display of the current operating mode. Favourites
Calling up and exiting favourites X
To call up: press theòbutton on the con-
troller.
X Select a favourite, e. g. Vehicle Vehicle.
The favourites are displayed.
X To exit: press the òbutton again.
Adding favourites Adding a predefined favourite
:
To add a new favourite
; To rename a selected favourite
= To move a selected favourite
? To delete a selected favourite
X Press the òbutton.
X Slide 6the controller.
The menu bar is shown.
X Select Reassign
Reassign.
The categories are displayed.
X Select a category.
The favourites are displayed. Operating system
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X
Enter the town.
The Gsymbol: the location is contained on
the digital map multiple times.
X To switch to the list: slide5the control-
ler.
X Select the location.
If available, the postcode is shown. If there
are different postcodes available for the loca- tion, the corresponding digits are displayed
with an X
X.
X Enter the street and house number.
The address is in the menu.
Further options for destination entry:
R search for a keyword
The keyword search finds destinations using
fragments of words.
R select the last destination
R select a contact
R select a POI
You can search for a POI by location, name or
telephone number.
R select destination on the map
R enter intermediate destination
You can map the route to the destination
yourself with up to four intermediate destina- tions.
R select travel guide destination (only available
for selected European countries)
R select destinations from Mercedes-Benz
Apps
R select geo-coordinates
Calculating the route Prerequisite: the address has been entered and
is in the menu.
X Select Start StartorContinue
Continue.
The route is calculated with the selected route
type and the selected route options.
If route guidance has already been activated,
a prompt will appear asking whether you wish to end the current route guidance.
X Select Yes
Yes orSet as intermediate des‐ Set as intermediate des‐
tination
tination.
Yes Yes cancels the current route guidance and
starts route calculation to the new destina-
tion.
Set as intermediate destination
Set as intermediate destination adds
the new destination in addition to the existing destination and opens the intermediate des-
tinations list. Connecting the mobile phone
Requirements For telephony via the Bluetooth
®
interface, you
require a Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile phone. The
mobile phone must support Hands-Free Profile
1.0 or above.
Multimedia system:
X Select Vehicle VehicleQSystem set‐ System set‐
tings
tingsQ Activate Bluetooth
Activate Bluetooth .
X Activate Bluetooth ®
O.
Mobile phone:
X Activate Bluetooth ®
and, if necessary, Blue-
tooth ®
visibility for other devices (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
The Bluetooth ®
device names for all of one man-
ufacturer's products might be identical. To
make it possible to clearly identify your mobile
phone, change the device name (see the man-
ufacturer's operating instructions).
If the mobile phone supports the PBAP (P hone
Book Access Profile) and MAP (Message
Access Profile) Bluetooth ®
profiles, the follow-
ing information will be transmitted after you
connect:
R Phone book
R Call lists
R Text messages and e-mails
i Further information on suitable mobile
phones can be obtained on the Internet at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/
connect
Searching for and authorising a mobile
phone Before using your mobile phone with the multi-
media system for the first time, you will need to
search for the phone and then authorise (con-
nect) it. Depending on the mobile phone, author- isation takes place by means of Secure Simple
Pairing or by entering a passkey. The multimedia
system automatically makes the procedure that is relevant for your mobile phone available. The
mobile phone is always connected automati- Operating system
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cally after authorisation. Further information on
using a mobile phone with the multimedia sys-
tem (see the Digital Owner's Manual).
If the multimedia system does not detect your
mobile phone, this may be due to particular
security settings on your mobile phone (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
Only one mobile phone can be connected to the multimedia system at any one time.
Searching for a mobile phone
Multimedia system:
X Select Tel/
Tel/ ®QConnect Connect
device deviceQSearch for phones Search for phonesQStart Start
search
search.
The available mobile phones are displayed.
Symbols in the device list Sym-
bol Explanation
Ï
New mobile phone found, not yet
authorised.
Ñ
Mobile phone is authorised, but is
not connected.
#
Mobile phone is authorised and
connected.
Connecting the mobile phone
Authorisation using Secure Simple Pairing:
X Select mobile phone.
A code is displayed in the multimedia system
and on the mobile phone.
X If codes match: selectYes Yeson the multimedia
system.
X Confirm code on the mobile phone. Depend-
ing on the mobile phone used, confirm the
connection to the multimedia system and for
the PBAP and MAP Bluetooth ®
profiles. The
prompt to confirm may take up to two
minutes to be displayed (see the manufactur-
er's operating instructions).
X If the codes are different: selectNo
No on the
multimedia system.
The process is cancelled.
Repeat authorisation. Authorisation by entering a passkey:
X Select Bluetooth ®
name of the mobile phone.
The input menu for the passkey is displayed.
X Choose a one to sixteen-digit number combi-
nation as a passkey.
X Enter the passkey on the multimedia system.
X Press ¬to confirm.
X Enter and confirm the passkey on the mobile
phone. Depending on the mobile phone used,
confirm the connection to the multimedia sys-
tem and for the PBAP and MAP Bluetooth ®
profiles. The prompt to confirm may take up
to two minutes to be displayed (see the man- ufacturer's operating instructions).
i Mobile phones which are connected to the
optionally available telephone module with
Bluetooth ®
(SAP profile) are displayed sepa-
rately in the device list. These are found below
the entry MB SAP module phones MB SAP module phones.
Switching between mobile phones If you have authorised more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.
Multimedia system:
X Select Connect device Connect device.
X Select a mobile phone from the device list. Telephone module with Bluetooth
®
(SAP profile)
Introduction The module can be used as a permanently instal-
led telephone with its own SIM card
(Y page 261) or in conjunction with a mobile
phone (Y page 262).
If you wish to use the module in conjunction with
your mobile telephone, the mobile phone must
support the Bluetooth ®
SAP profile (SIM Access
Profile).
The following functions are available using the
module:
R hands-free mode
R data modem mode (Y page 262)
R sending and receiving text messages
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R
access to the phone book of the mobile phone
(if supported by the mobile phone)
(Y page 262)
R charging a mobile phone via the USB connec-
tion (Y page 263)
i The module is not available in all vehicles,
depending on the equipment.
Installing the module Mounting the module in the stowage compart-
ment of the centre console
X Slide module ;into bracket :until it audi-
bly engages.
Connecting the module using a USB
cable (COMAND Online) Mounting the module in the stowage compart-
ment of the centre console
X Insert USB cable :into the module.
X Slide the module into the bracket until it audi-
bly engages.
X Connect the USB cable to the USB port. Activating and connecting the module
Multimedia system:
X Select Tel/
Tel/® .
X Module: install (Y page 261).
X Press and hold button ;.
X As soon as indicator lamp :starts flashing
yellow, release the button.
The indicator lamp continues to flash yellow.
Multimedia system: X Select Connect device Connect device QConnect MBConnect MB
SAP module
SAP module QStart searchStart search .
The module is searched for and connected.
X To authorise a mobile phone: selectStart
Start
search
search and follow the instructions of the mul-
timedia system. Further information on
authorising and connecting mobile phones
(Y page 259).
SIM card mode Inserting a SIM card
X
With the contact surface facing down, insert
SIM card :into the SIM card slot until it
engages.
After a SIM card is inserted in the module, a
Bluetooth ®
connection with another mobile Operating system
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phone is no longer possible. Any existing
Bluetooth ®
connection is ended upon SIM
card insertion.
Connecting the mobile phone General notes
Before using your mobile phone with the module and the multimedia system for the first time, youwill need to search for the phone and then
authorise it.
Requirements The mobile phone can be authorised and con-
nected to the module if:
R the module is installed (Y page 261) and acti-
vated in the multimedia system
(Y page 261)
R no SIM card is inserted in the module
R the mobile phone has no active Bluetooth ®
connection to another device
R the mobile phone supports the Bluetooth ®
SAP profile (SIM AccessProfile)
Depending on the type of mobile phone, differ-
ent settings must be changed on the mobile
phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
R Bluetooth ®
must be activated on the mobile
phone and must be made visible to other devi-
ces.
R the Bluetooth ®
SIM Access Profile of the
mobile phone must be activated.
Authorising and connecting a mobile
phone
Multimedia system:
X Select Connect device
Connect device QSearch forSearch for
phones phones QSAP phoneSAP phoneQ Start
Start
search
search QMB SAP module phonesMB SAP module phones .
X Select the mobile phone.
X Enter and confirm any 16-digit PIN.
X Enter and confirm the same PIN on the mobile
phone.
X Where necessary, enter the SIM card PIN into
the multimedia system and confirm.
i Please observe the messages in the mobile
phone. If necessary you will be asked to con-
firm further profile requests. Switching between mobile phones
If you have authorised more than one mobile
phone on the module, you can switch between
the individual phones. X Select the mobile phone under MB
MB SAP SAP mod‐
mod‐
ule phones
ule phones .
X Confirm the connection request (see the man-
ufacturer's operating instructions).
X Where necessary, enter the SIM card PIN into
the multimedia system and confirm.
Data modem mode X
Connect the mobile phone to the module
(Y page 262).
or
X Insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot on
the module (Y page 261).
X Before connecting for the first time, enable
the module for Internet access and select the network provider in the multimedia system
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc-
tions).
Use as a data modem is automatically activa- ted.
X Activate/deactivate data roaming (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
For further information on data mode without
telephony with COMAND Online (see the man-
ufacturer's operating instructions).
Settings Storing/deleting the SIM card PIN
Multimedia system:
X Select Connect Connect device
deviceQMBMBSAP
SAP module
module
phones
phones .
X Highlight the mobile phone.
X To select G: navigate to the right.
X Activate Oor deactivate ªStore PINStore PIN.
Transferring the phone book In order to use the phone book of the mobile
phone via the multimedia system, the phone
book must be transferred using the module.
The transfer of data may take up to ten minutes.
Transmission occurs automatically after a Blue-
tooth ®
connection is automatically established. 262
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Text messages
Requirements
The module is connected with the mobile phone
(Y page 262) or is being used in the SIM card
mode (Y page 261).
Activating/deactivating text message
downloading from the mobile phone Dial number Function
00080 Text message down-
loading is deactiva-
ted.
00081 Text message down-
loading is activated.
For further information on receiving text mes-
sages when using the telephone module (see
the manufacturer's operating instructions).
Charging a mobile phone X
Slide cover ;on the module in the direction
of the arrow and remove it.
X Connect the mobile phone with a USB data
cable to USB socket :. Media mode
General notes If you wish to play external media sources, the
default display must already be turned on. Fur-
ther information on media mode (see the Digital
Owner's Manual). The following external media sources can be
used:
R Apple ®
devices (e.g. iPhone ®
)
R USB devices (e.g. USB stick, MP3 player)
R CD
R DVD (COMAND Online)
R SD cards
R via devices connected by Bluetooth ®
i Information on the single CD/DVD drive or
DVD changer (see the Digital Owner's Man-
ual).
Using the device list Multimedia system:
X Select Media
MediaQ Devices Devices.
The available media sources will be shown.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
X Select the media source.
Playable files are played back.
Inserting/removing SD memory card Important safety notes
G
WARNING
SD memory cards are small parts. They can be swallowed and cause asphyxiation. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Keep SD memory cards out of the reach of
children. If an SD memory card is swallowed,
seek immediate medical attention.
! If you are no longer using the SD memory
card, you should remove it and take it out of
the vehicle. High temperatures can damage
the card.
Inserting an SD memory card
The SD card slot is on the control panel.
X Insert the SD memory card into the SD card
slot until it engages. The side with the con-
tacts must face downwards.
Ejecting an SD memory card X Press the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
X Remove the memory card. Operating system
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