2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

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Navigation
- Entertainment
- Telephone
- Connect
- Vehicle
- System settings
R add your ow nfa vo urites
R rename a favo urite
R moveafa vo urite
R dele teafa vo urite
R restore all favo urites settings
Calling up favo urites #
Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards once.
Leaving theFavo urites menu #
Press the© button. Ad
ding a favo urite
Ad ding a pre-de fined favo urite #
Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards twice.
The Favourites menu appears. #
Select New favourite.
The categories are displ ayed. #
Select a categor y.
The favo urites are displ ayed. #
Select a favo urite. #
Add a favo urite at the desired position.
If a favo urite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Ad ding your ow nfa vo urite (e xamp le) #
Select Vehicle. #
Select Full screen: Consumption. #
Press and hold the© button until the
fa vo urites are displ ayed. #
Add a favo urite at the desired position.
Re naming a favo urite #
Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards once. #
Select a favo urite. #
Navigate down wards once.
The Favourites menu appears. 254
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Select Rename . #
Enter characters. #
Toconfirm the entr y:select ¡.
Moving a favo urite #
Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards once. #
Select a favo urite. #
Navigate down wards once.
The Favourites menu appears. #
Select Move. #
Movethefa vo urite tothe desired position.
If a favo urite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Deleting a favo urite #
Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards once. #
Select a favo urite. #
Navigate down wards once.
The Favourites menu appears. #
Todel ete: select Clear. #
Select Yes. #
Toresto reall favo urites: selectReset all.
A prom ptappears. #
Select Yes.
The favo urites will restore tofactory settings. Switching the sound on/o
ff #
Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 8 symbol appears in thest atus line.
Yo u will also hear traf fic announcements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. #
Toswitch on: change the media source or
adjust thevo lume. Multimedia sy
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justing the volume #
Turn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. You can set thevo lume of
ot her sound sources separatel y.
Ad just this in thefo llowing situations:
R during a traf fic announcement
R during a navigation announcement The
volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sou rce.
R during a telephone call #
Alternativel y:select System. #
Select Audio. #
Select volume settings. #
Set thevo lume. Entering
characters Using
thech aracter input function
The following functions are available:
R selecting a character in thech aracter bar
R writing a character on theto uchpad
Character input can be star ted with a control
and resumed with ano ther. #
On theTo uch Control and controller:
select a character in thech aracter bar.
Depending on the destination entered, the
fo llowing is available:
R the full set of characters R
characters which are useful forth e cur‐
re nt input string
Other characters are gr eyed out. #
On theto uchpad: Select acharacter in the
ch aracter bar.
or #
Write thech aracters on theto uch-sensitive
sur face of theto uchpad.
Handwriting recognition suppo rts yo uby
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function.
Characters can be entered using thefo llowing
me thods:
R using a keyword sear chfor a track or artist
R connecting the mobile phone tothe multime‐
dia sy stem byentering the passk ey
R entering a phone number
R entering a web address 256
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Cha
racter input using the controller
Example: renaming a favo urite #
Calling up the "Renaming a favo urite" func‐
tion (→ page 254). #
Toenter a character: turn3, slide 4
and press the controller.
The character is entered in the input line.
Use thefo llowing ent ryfunctions:
% Todele teach aracter: press the control‐
ler.
To dele tean ent ry: press and hold the
controller until the entire entry is deleted. Ä
To
switch tospecial characters and sym‐
bols.
X To
switch toupper-case or lo wer-case let‐
te rs.
B To
change the language.
v Toswitch tocharacter ent ryon theto uch‐
pad.
% The available editing functions depend on
th e editing task, the language set and the
ch aracter le vel. #
Toconfirm the entr y:select ¡.
Example: entering a destination (navigation) #
Enter a POI or address (→ page 267).
Entering characters on theto uchpad
Re quirements:
R The touchpad is swit ched on (→ page 252).
R The entered or selected character should be
re ad out: the handwriting recognition read-
aloud function is swit ched on (→ page 253). Example:
renaming a favo urite #
Calling up the "Renaming a favo urite" func‐
tion (→ page 254). #
Toenter a character: useyour finger to
write characters on theto uchpad.
The character is entered in the input line. If
dif fere nt interpr etations are possible, charac‐
te r suggestions are displa yed. #
Toselect a character suggestion: turnthe
controller. #
Resume character input. #
Toenter a space: swiperight when the cur‐
sor is located in the input line. Multimedia sy
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Todel ete a character: swipe left when the
cursor is loca ted in the input line. #
Toconfirm the entr y:press theto uchpad. #
Tofinish character entr y:swipe upwards.
or #
Press the% button.
Example: entering a destination (navigation) #
Ente r a POI or addre ss (→page 267). Sy
stem settings Display
Configuring display settings
Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
G Display and styles
Designs #
Select Design. #
Select Sport,Classic orProgressive.
Ad ditional displ ayarea
Depending on theve hicle, various items of addi‐
tional information can be shown. The additional display area comprises
the left-hand or right-
hand third of the displa y. #
Select Additional display area .
The following display con tent can be selected:
R Dynamic
R Navigation map
R Consumption
R Time and date
Displ aybrightness #
Select Display brightness . #
Select a brightness value.
Switching the display off/on #
Off: select Display off . #
On: press a button, e.g. %.
Display design #
Select Day/night design . #
Select Automatic, Day design orNight
design . Time
and date Setting
the time and da teautomatically
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Time and date .
Automatic
time setting
The cor rect time is requ ired forth efo llowing
functions:
R route guidance with time-dependent traf fic
guidance
R calculation of expected time of ar rival #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Setting the time zone
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Time and date .
Time zone:
A list of count ries is displa yed. #
Select a count ry#.
Depending on the count ry, time zones are
displa yed. #
Select a time zone.
The time zone set is displa yed af terTime
zone:. 258
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Setting summer time
The
Automatic Summer Time andSummer Time
options cannot be selected in all countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Time and date
Au tomatically #
Switch Automatic Summer Time onO or off
ª.
Manual ly #
Deactivate ªAutomatic Summer Time .#
Select Summer Time. #
Select OnorOff.
Setting the time and date form at
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Time and date .
Set format #
Set the date and time form at#.
Setting the time manually
Re quirement:
The Automatic time setting function is deactiva‐
te d or is not suppor ted in a time zone. Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
Time and date .
Time set-
ting #
Set the hours. #
Navigate totheright toset the minutes. #
Set the minutes. #
Confirm changes when exiting the menu.
The date is set automatically via GPS. Blue
tooth ® Blue
tooth ®
settings
Blue tooth ®
tech nology is a standard for short-
ra nge wi reless data transfer up toappr oximately
10 m.You can use Blue tooth®
to connect your
mobile phone tothe multimedia sy stem and use
th efo llowing functions, forex ample:
R hands-free sy stem with access tothefo llow‐
ing options:
- con tacts (→ page 294)
- call lists (→ page 296)
- text messa ges (→ page 296) R
Internet connection (→ page312)
R listening tomusic via Blue tooth®
audio
(→ page 328)
R transfer ring business cards (vCards) into the
ve hicle
Blue tooth ®
is a regis tere d trademark of Blue‐
toot h Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
% Internet connection via Blue tooth®
is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blue tooth ®
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª Bluetoo th®
. Wi
-Fi Wi
-Fi connection overview
Yo u can use Wi-Fi toestablish a connection with
a Wi -Fi network and toaccess the Internet or
ot her network devices.
The following connection options are available:
R Wi-Fi connection Multimedia sy
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The
Wi-Fi connection is es tablished toaWi-
Fi-capable device, e.g. tothe cus tomer's
mobile phone or tablet PC.
R multimedia sy stem as a Wi-Fi hotspot
Using this function, a tablet PC or no tebook
can be connec ted, forex ample.
To establish a connection, you can use thefo l‐
lowing me thods:
R WPS PIN
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made via a PIN.
R WPS PBC
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made bypressing a button (push button).
R security key
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made via a secu rity key.
Setting up Wi-Fi
Re quirement:
The device tobe connec ted supports one of the
th re e means of connection described. Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity
Switching Wi-Fi on/off #
Switch Wi-FionO or off ª.
If Wi-Fi is deactivated ª, communication via
Wi -Fi is inter rupte dto all devices. This also
means that a connection tothe HERMES
communication module cann otbe es tab‐
lished. Functions su chas dynamic route
guidance with Live Traf fic Information are
th en una vailable.
Connecting the multimedia sy stem with a
device via Wi-Fi
This function is available if a HERMES communi‐
cation module is not ins talled.
The type of connection es tablished must be
selected on the multimedia sy stem and on the
device tobe connec ted.
% The connection procedure may dif fer
depending on the device. Follow the instruc‐
tions that are shown in the displa y.Fu rther
information (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions). #
Select Internet settings . #
Select Search for Wi-Fi networks. #
Via WPS PIN: highlight aWi-Fi network in
th e list. #
Select ¥Connect via WPS PIN.
The multimedia sy stem generates an eight-
digit PIN. #
Enter this PIN on the device tobe connec ted. #
Confirm the entry. #
By pressing a button: highlight aWi-Fi net‐
wo rkinthe list. #
Select ¥Connect via WPS PBC. #
Select "Connect via WPS PBC" in the options
on the device tobe connec ted. #
Press the WPS button on the device tobe
connec ted. #
Select Continue inthe multimedia sy stem. #
Using a security key:highlight a Wi-Fi net‐
wo rkinthe list. #
Select ¥Connect using security key. 260
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Have the security key displa yed on the device
to be connec ted (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions). #
Ente rth is security key on the multimedia sys‐
te m. #
Confirm the entry with¡.
% All devices support a security key as a
means of connection.
Device has already been connec ted#
Toautomatically connect: highlight aWi-Fi
network in the list. #
Activate O¥ Connect automatically. #
Toconnect: highlight a Wi-Fi network in the
list. #
Select ¥Connect.
The connection is es tablished again. These
functions are possible when the device has
already been connected totheWi -Fi networ k.Setting up a
Wi-Fi hotspot
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity
Configuring the multimedia sy stem as a Wi-
Fi hotspot
The type of connection es tablished depends on
th e device tobe connec ted. The function must
be suppor tedby the multimedia sy stem and by
th e device tobe connec ted. The type of connec‐
tion es tablished must be selected on the multi‐
media sy stem and on the device tobe connec‐
te d. #
Select Set up hotspot. #
Highlight Connect device to vehicle hotspot. #
Togenerate a WPS PIN: select¥Con-
nect using WPS PIN generation. #
Ente rth e PIN shown in the multimedia sys‐
te m display on the device tobe connec ted
and con firm. #
Connect via WPS pin: select¥Con-
nect using WPS PIN input. #
Select Enter WPS PIN. #
Enterth e PIN that is shown on theex tern al
device's display on the multimedia sy stem. #
Select Continue. #
Toconnect bypressing a button: select
¥ Connect via WPS PBC . #
Press the push button on the device tobe
connec ted. #
Select Continue. #
Toconnect via a security key:select Con-
nect device to vehicle hotspot.
A security key is displa yed. #
Select theve hicle from the device tobe con‐
nec ted. The vehicle is displa yed with the
SSID MB Hotspot XXXXX . #
Enter the security key which is shown in the
multimedia sy stem display on the device to
be connec ted. #
Confirm the entry.
To generate a new security key: #
Select Set up hotspot . #
Select Generate security key . Multimedia sy
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