2017 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class media

XSelect the characters of the contact you are
searching for one by one, pressing and con-
firming with the controller each time.
XTo complete the search: slide5the con-
troller repeatedly until the character bar dis-
appears.
or
XTo select ¬: turn and press the controller.
The contacts in the address book are dis-
played.
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
Back to the character bar
XPress the %button repeatedly until the
character bar is displayed.
Information about character entry (
Ypage 29).
Using the touchpad
XCall up the address book (Ypage 103).
XTo switch to the menu bar: glide down.
XSelect Search.
XDraw the letter on the touchpad surface.
The first contact with the selected first char-
acter is highlighted in the address book.
Further information on handwriting recogni-
tion on the touchpad (
Ypage 25).
XDraw additional letters on the touchpad sur-
face one after another.
XTo complete the search and return to the
phone book: press the touchpad.
XTo select and call the contact: glide up or
down and press.
Adding a new contact
You can enter address data directly into the
address book. If you store telephone numbers in
the phone book of the multimedia system, these
are also saved in the address book. If you store
a navigation destination, the multimedia system
creates an address book entry that includes the
complete navigable address data.
XCall up the address book (Ypage 103).
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select New: turn and press the controller.
The surname and first name input lines are
displayed.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 29) or the touchpad (Ypage 25).
XTo save the surname and first name: select
¬.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo add a desired entry (e.g. Add E-MailAddress): turn and press the controller.
Depending on the type of entry, the corre-
sponding input menu appears.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 29) or the touchpad (Ypage 25).
XTo finish and save an entry: select ¬.
Displaying contact details
XCall up the address book (Ypage 103).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
The entries can be categorized as follows:
\ Business details
6 Home details
iAn address book entry can contain the fol-
lowing information:
Rname
Rfirst name
Rcompany
Rup to five telephone numbers
Rtwo email addresses
RInternet address
Rtwo addresses
Rtwo navigation addresses (transferred from
navigation(Ypage 57))
Rgeo-coordinates
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XTo selectVoiceTag: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Listen: turn and press the control-
ler.
You hear the voice tag.
Changing the display and sorting cri-
teria for contacts
XCall up the address book (Ypage 103).
XTo show the menu bar: slide 6the control-
ler.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Display and Sorting: turn and
press the controller.
You have the following options:
RLast Name, First Name(default setting)
The contacts are sorted by surname and dis-
played with a comma.
RLast Name First Name
The contacts are sorted by surname and dis-
played without a comma.
RFirst Name Last Name
The contacts are sorted by first name and dis-
played without a comma.
XTo select the required option: turn and press
the controller.
The contacts are sorted and displayed
according to the selection.
Automatically importing contacts
from the phone
Depending on the mobile phone used, you can
set whether the contacts should be called up
automatically after the mobile phone is connec-
ted to the multimedia system.
XConnect a mobile phone (Ypage 91).
XCall up the address book (Ypage 103).
XTo show the menu bar: slide 6the control-
ler.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Automatically Import Con‐tacts from Phone: turn and press the con-
troller.
You can allow Oor deactivate ªthe auto-
matic download.
Saving a contact
Saved contacts are indicated in the phone book
by different symbols (Ypage 100).
XCall up the address book (Ypage 103).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Save: turn and press the controller.
The contact has now been saved.
iIf the saved address book entry contains a
phone number, the entry is also displayed in
the phone book.
Saving or editing the contact data in the mul-
timedia system does not change the contacts
on the mobile phone. If automatic download-
ing of phone contacts is activated, the multi-
media system displays the copy ¥with the
changed data. To add additional data, such as additional phone numbers or e-mail
addresses, select this contact. In this way,
you avoid creating additional copies of the
mobile phone entry.
Deleting a name
XCall up the address book (Ypage 103).
XSearch for a contact (Ypage 103).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Delete Entry: turn and press the
controller.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The contact is deleted.
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Importing contacts
Information and requirements
Contacts can be imported as vCards (vc ffiles). A
vCar dis an electronic business card. Amemory
card, US Bdevice or aBluetoot h
®connection
can be used for importing .
iUp to 2000 entries can be imported int oth e
address book . Amessage notifie syou when
th emaximum number is reached. In order to
be able to then import ne wcontacts, you have
to delet eexisting contact s (
Ypage 107).
SourceRequirements
Memory cardThe SD cardis inserted. It
contain simportable contact
details.
US BdeviceThe US Bdevice is inserted
int oth eUS Bport. It contain s
importable contact details.
Bluetoot h®
connection
If thesendin gof vCards is
supported via Bluetoot h®,
vCards can be received on
mobile phones or netbooks,
for example.
Bluetoot h
®must be activa-
te din th emultimedia system
and on th erespective device ;
see th emanufacturer' soper -
ating instructions.
iIf automatic calling up of th econtact sis
deactivated (Ypage 107), th eImportfro mPhoneoption is available.
Importing from the memory card or USB
device
Contacts imported from th ememory car dor
from aUS Bdevice are identifie dby th e¯
symbol.
The followin gcondition smust be fulfilled in
order to import vCards:
RvCards (vc ffiles) may be locate din th emain
directory or in folders. The multimedia system
allows for atargeted selection of th ecorre-
sponding directories.
RvCards must have th efile extension "vcf".
iThe multimedia system support svCards in
version s2. 1and 3.0.
XTo switch to th emen ubar in th etelephon e
men uor th eaddress book :slide 6thecon-
troller .
XTo select:tur nand press th econtrol -
ler .
XTo select Download Contacts:tur nand
press th econtroller .
XTo select FromMemory Car dorFro mUSBdevice:tur nand press th econtroller .
Receiving vCards via Bluetooth®
Multimedi asystem
XTo switch to th emen ubar in th etelephon e
men uor th eaddress book :slide 6thecon-
troller .
XTo select:tur nand press th econtrol -
ler .
XTo select Download Contacts:tur nand
press th econtroller .
XTo selectFromBluetoothDevice:tur nand
press th econtroller .
If th emultimedia system is connecte dto a
mobile phone, th econnection is terminated.
vCards can no wbe received by adevice (PC,
mobile phone) via Bluetoot h
®.
External device
XStart th edat atransfer ;see th emanufactur -
er' soperating instructions.
The number of vCards received is displayed in th emultimedia system.
Multimedi asystem
XTo cance lth etransfer :press th econtroller .
If amobile phon ewas connected, th econ-
nection to th emobile phon eis established
again .
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Received vCards are identifiedby th e®
symbol in th eaddress book .
iIf you switch to another main function ,e.g.
navigation ,while receiving vCards, th erecep-
tion of vCards will be terminated.
Deleting imported contacts
XTo chang eto th emen ubar when in th e
address book or th etelephon emenu: slid e
6 thecontroller .
XTo select:tur nand press th econtrol -
ler .
XTo select Delete Contacts:tur nand press
th econtroller .
XSelecton eof th efollowin goptions:
RInternal Contacts
RImported fro mStorag eDevice
RImported fro mBluetooth Device s
RDownloadedfro mPhone
Turn and press th econtroller .
XTo select Yes:tur nand press th econtroller .
The contact sare deleted.
Closing the address book
XPress th e% buttonon eor mor etimes .
Call lists
Introduction
If your mobile phon esupport sth ePBAP Blue -
toot h®profile ,th ecall list sfrom th emobile
phon eare displayed in th emultimedia system.
When connecting th emobile phone, you may
hav eto confirm th econnection for th ePBAP
Bluetoot h
®profile.
If your mobile phon edoes no tsupport th ePBAP
Bluetoot h
®profile,th emultimedia system gen -
erates it sown call lists. These are no tth esam e
as th ecall list sin your mobile phone.
The call list soption is no tavailable unless a
mobile phon eis connecte dto th emultimedia
system.
If th econtact for an incoming call is no tsaved in
th eaddress book ,you can use th ecall list to
sav eth etelephon enumber .You can sav ethis telephon
enumber as ane wcontact in th e
address book or add it to an existing contact
(
Ypage 110).
iIf you connec t adifferen tmobile phon eto
th emultimedia system, th ecall list sfrom th e
ne wmobile phon eare displayed.
Opening the call list and selecting an
entry
Example: list of selected phone number s
:
Dat eand time (if available)
;Telephon enumber of th ehighlighte dentr y
and symbols (if assigned)
XTo call up th etelephon emenu: press th e
% button.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller .
XTo select CallLists:tur nand press th e
controller .
XTo selectCallsReceivedorCallsDialed:
tur nand press th econtroller .
The relevan tlist is displayed.
XTo select an entr yand mak e acall:tur nand
press th econtroller .
Closin gth ecall list
XTo select &to th elef tof th elist :slid e8
th econtroller and press to confirm .
or
XPress th e% button.
The list is closed.
iYou can also call up th elist of dialed num -
ber sby pressing th e6 buttonwhen th e
telephon emen uis shown. In this case, th elist
will only sho wnames or phon enumbers.
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Overwriting an entry
XTo selectYes: turn and press the controller.
A list of the existing five numbers is displayed.
XTo select the number to be overwritten from
the list: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
The entry is overwritten with the new tele-
phone number.
Canceling the overwriting of an entry
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Deleting call lists
Call lists which are generated and managed by
the multimedia system can be deleted in the
multimedia system.
You cannot delete call lists from the multimedia
system which are displayed on a mobile phone
that supports the PBAP Bluetooth
®.
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Delete Call Lists.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish to
delete all call lists.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The call lists are deleted.
or
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
iIf you delete call lists from the mobile phone
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc-
tions), the multimedia system updates the
call list display the next time it connects.
Speed dial lists
Setting up
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo call up the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Speed Dial Preset List.
The speed dial list is displayed.
XTo highlight a memory position for the speed
dial: turn the controller.
If you highlight an entry that already exists in the speed dial list, this is overwritten with the
new entry.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XSelect Assign Speed Dial Preset.
The phone book is displayed.
XSearch for a contact (Ypage 100).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The phone number has been saved as a speed
dial.
Deleting
Deleting a speed dial preset
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo call up the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Speed Dial Preset List.
The speed dial list is displayed.
XTo highlight the memory position you want to
delete: turn the controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select DeleteSpeedDialPreset: turn
and press the controller.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The speed dial preset has been deleted.
Deleting all speed dial presets
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo call up the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Speed Dial Preset List.
The speed dial list is displayed.
XTo highlight the desired memory position:
turn the controller.
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XTo selectG: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Delete All Speed Dial Pre‐sets: turn and press the controller.
XTo selectYes: turn and press the controller.
All speed dials are deleted.
Messages (text messages and e-
mails)
General notes
New messages are identified by the /sym-
bol in the display of the multimedia system and
an audible signal. Once you have read all the
messages, the symbol is no longer displayed.
The multimedia system displays the 100 newest
text messages and e-mails.
The ú symbol is displayed when the mobile
phone's message memory is full. The symbol is
no longer displayed if you delete messages on
the mobile phone.
Function restrictions
Text messages cannot be written while the vehi-
cle is in motion.
Requirements
To use the message functions, the connected
mobile phone must support the MAP Bluetooth®
profile. The prompt for the MAP Bluetooth®pro-
file may have to be confirmed on the mobile
phone.
With some mobile phones, some settings still
have to be made after connecting to the multi-
media system (see the manufacturer's operat-
ing instructions). The messages are then dis-
played the next time you connect to the multi-
media system.
An e-mail account must be set up on the mobile
phone for the e-mail function (see the manufac-
turer’s operating instructions).
To read and write e-mails in the multimedia sys- tem, the e-mail account first needs to be con-
figured (
Ypage 113). Some mobile phones with the MAP Blue-
tooth
®profile:
Ronly show new text messages.
Rdo not support the deleting or editing of text
messages.
Rdo not support the drafts folder for text mes-
sages.
Rdo not support the sending of text messages.
Rdo not support the e-mail function.
Rdo not send messages in a locked status.
Not all mobile phones available on the market
are equally suitable. Further information about
settings and supported functions of Bluetooth
®-
capable mobile phones can be found on the
Internet at
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect .
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) (for the USA) or Customer
Relations at 1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
Settings
Calling up the settings menu for mes-
sages
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Settings: turn and press the con-
troller.
The text message settings and the available e-
mail accounts of the connected mobile phone
will be displayed.
Configuring the text messages dis-
played
XCall up the settings menu for messages
(Ypage 112).
XTo highlight Text Message: turn the control-
ler.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
A menu with the following options is shown:
RAll Messages
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All the messages are displayed.
RNew Messages
Only the messages that are new on the
mobile phone are displayed. You can also
display the last 100 text messages using
theDownload
option in the message menu.
ROff
The messages are not displayed automati-
cally. You can display the 100 newest text
messages from the mobile phone using the
Download
option in the message menu.
XTo select the required option: turn and press
the controller.
Configuring the e-mails displayed
XCall up the settings menu for messages
(Ypage 112).
XTo highlight an e-mail account: turn the con-
troller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
A menu with the following options is shown:
RAll Messages
All the messages are displayed.
RNew Messages
Only the messages that are new on the
mobile phone are displayed. You can also
display the last 100 text messages using
the Download
option in the message menu.
ROff
The messages are not displayed automati-
cally. You can display the last 100 text
messages using the Download
option in the
message menu.
Configuring an e-mail account
XCall up the settings menu for messages
(Ypage 112).
XTo select an e-mail account: turn and press
the controller.
The e-mail account is now configured. E-mails
can now be received and sent in the multi-
media system.
Deactivating the e-mail function
XCall up the settings menu for messages
(Ypage 112).
XTo select E-Mail Off: turn and press the
controller.
E-mail reception is deactivated.
Changing the displayed name of the e-
mail account
Some mobile phones:
Rdo not support the changing of the displayed
name
Rsupport only the email address of the email
account
XCall up the settings menu for messages
(Ypage 112).
XTo highlight an e-mail account: turn the con-
troller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Own E-Mail Address: turn and
press the controller.
The input menu for entering your own e-mail
address is displayed.
Downloading messages manually
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Download: turn and press the con-
troller.
Downloading text messages and e-mails
from the phone
XSelect From the Phone.
The messages are downloaded. If you have
selected Automatic Download
in the e-mail
settings, manual downloading is not possible.
Updating from the e-mail server by the
mobile phone
XSelect From the E-Mail Server.
The e-mails in the mobile phone are updated.
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This function is not supported by all mobile
phones.
Reading messages
In the message menu
The message menu contains all the unread text
messages and e-mails. If the corresponding
folder is called up, the messages are displayed
sorted by text messages and e-mails.
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed with the
unread messages.
XTo select the message: turn and press the
controller.
The message text is displayed.
XTo close the message text: press the%
button.
If you want to read messages that have already
been read again, you have to call up the corre-
sponding message folder (
Ypage 114).
In the message folder
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Folder: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Text MessageorE-Mail: turn and
press the controller.
The selected folder is displayed.
XTo select the message: turn and press the
controller.
The message is displayed.
XTo scroll through the message or select phone numbers in the text: turn the controller.
The display scrolls up or down line by line, or
skips to the next or previous telephone num-ber and automatically highlights it.
XTo return to the list: press%.
The following sub-folders can be selected
for text messages and e-mails:
RInbox
This folder contains all the incoming mes-
sages.
ROutbox
This folder contains all the outgoing mes-
sages.
RDrafts
This folder contains all the messages that you
have saved as a draft.
iFolders cannot be selected if they are
empty.
Depending on the mobile phone used, the sub-
folder function may be available.
Read-aloud function for messages
XTo start the read-aloud function: press the
controller when the message is displayed.
XTo select Read Aloud: turn and press the
controller.
The multimedia system reads out the mes-
sage.
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