2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET service

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distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
R day/night mode of the instrument clus ter
The transfer of this data is used toalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothe driving
situation.
Po sition data:
R co-ordinates
R speed
R compass direction
R acceleration direction
This data is only transfer red while the navigation
sy stem is active, in order toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in a tunnel). Mercedes me connect
Note
s on Mercedes me connect
Mercedes me connect pr ovides thefo llowing
services:
R Breakdown management
R Appointment requ ests or similar R
Accident mana gement
R Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
The Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre and the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre are availa‐
ble foryo u around the cloc k.
The Info call button, the breakdown assis tance
button and the emer gency call button can be
fo und on theove rhead control panel of theve hi‐
cle (→ page 307).
Yo u can also use the multimedia sy stem tomake
th e call (→ page 306).
Please no tethat Mercedes me connect is a
Mercedes-Benz service. In emer gencies, al ways
call the national emer gency services firs t using
th est andard national emer gency service phone
numbe rs. In emergencies, you can also use the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
(→ page 309).
Fu rther information on Mercedes me connect,
th e pr ovided service scope and operation:
http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/
connectme/de_DE/index.html Calling
the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
using the multimedia sy stem
Requ irements:
In order tobe able touse the Mercedes me con‐
nect service in theve hicle, thefo llowing is
requ ired:
R you ha veaccess toa GSM network
R the contract partner's GSM network co ver‐
age is available in there spective region
R the ignition must be switched on so that
ve hicle data can be transfer red automatically
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts #
Call Mercedes me connect.
Af ter confirmation, the multimedia sy stem
sends there qu ired vehicle data.
The data transfer is shown in the displa y.
Then, you can select a service and be con‐
nected toa specialist at the Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Centre.
Fu rther information on Mercedes me connect,
th e pr ovided service scope and operation is 306
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ailable at: http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/
cars/connectme/de_DE/ind ex.html
Making a call via the overhead control panel
Re quirements:
In order tobe able touse the Mercedes me con‐
nect service in theve hicle, thefo llowing is
re qu ired:
R you ha veaccess toa GSM network
R the contract partner's GSM network co ver‐
age is available in there spective region
R the ignition must be switched on so that
ve hicle data can be transfer red automatically 1
Breakdown assis tance call
2 SOS button co ver
3 MB Info call
4 SOS button #
Tomake a breakdown assistance call:
press button 1. #
Tomake an eme rgency call: press SOS
button co ver2 briefly toopen. #
Press and hold SOS button 4for at least
one second. #
Tomake an MB In focall: press button 3.
An emer gency call can be initia tedeve n if a
breakdown assi stance or MB In focall is acti ve.
This has priority over all other active calls.
Calls via theove rhead control panel are only
possible with an available mobile phone net‐
wo rk.
More information on Mercedes me connect and
fur ther services can be found at: http://
www.mercedes.me
Information on the MB Info call
An In focall tothe Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre has been initia ted via theove rhead con‐
trol panel (→ page 307) orthe multimedia sys‐
te m (→ page 306).
Yo u can find information on thefo llowing topics:
R activation of Mercedes me connect
R operating theve hicle
R nearest Mercedes-Benz service centre Multimedia sy
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other products and services from Mercedes-
Benz
Data is transmitted during the connection tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre (→ page 309).
Information on the breakd own assistance
call
A breakdown assis tance call tothe Mercedes-
Benz Cus tomer Centre has been initia ted via the
ov erhead control panel (→ page 307) orthe mul‐
timedia sy stem (→ page 306).
R Aqu alified Mercedes-Benz tech nician car ries
out repairs on site and/or theve hicle will be
to we dto the nearest Mercedes-Benz service
cent re.
Yo u may be charge dfo rth ese services.
Data is transfer red during the connection tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre (→ page 309).
Information on Mercedes me connect acci‐
dent management
The Mercedes me connect accident manage‐
ment is an extension of the Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call sy stem (→ page 309). An emer
gency call is made tothe Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call centre af ter an accident:
R avo ice connection is made toa con tact per‐
son at the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
centre
R if necessa ry,th e conta ct person at the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre for‐
wa rdsth e call toMercedes me connect acci‐
dent management
R if necessar y,theve hicle will be towe dto a
Mercedes-Benz service centre
Mercedes me connect service message
If yo u ha veactivated the maintenance manage‐
ment service, releva nt vehicle data is transfer red
automatically tothe Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre. You will then recei veindividual recom‐
mendations rega rding the maintenance of your
ve hicle.
Re gardless of whe ther you ha veconsented to
th e maintenance management service, the multi‐
media sy stem reminds you af ter a cer tain
amount of time that a service is due. A prom pt
appears asking if youwo uld like tomake an
appointment. #
Toarra nge a service appointment: select
Call .
Af teryo ur confirmation, theve hicle data is
sent and a Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
emplo yee deals with your appointment. The
information is then sent toyour desired
service outlet.
This service outlet will then conta ctyou
within 24hours.
% Ifyo u select Call later afte rth e service mes‐
sage appears, the message is hidden and
re appears af ter a cer tain period of time.
Consenting todata transfer for Me rcedes me
connect
Re quirement:
R There is an active breakdown assis tance or
Info call on the multimedia sy stem
(→ page 306) or theov erhead control panel
(→ page 307).
If th e breakdown and Mercedes me connect
concier geservices are not activated on
Mercedes me, theDo you want to transmit vehi-
cle data and the vehicle's position to the 308
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Mercedes-Benz Customer Centre in order to
improve the processing of your request?
mes‐
sage appears. #
Select Yes.
The releva nt vehicle data is sent automati‐
call y.
More information on Mercedes me: http://
www.mercedes.me Tr
ansfer red data during a se rvice call In cer
tain countries you must confirm the data
transfer.
If yo u make service calls using Mercedes me
connect, transfer red data includes thefo llowing: Overview of transfer
red data Service cal
lT ransfer red data
MB Info call
Breakdown assis‐
ta nce call R
current vehicle
location
R vehicle identifica‐
tion number
R service code
R selected data
about thest atus
of theve hicle Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call sy stem Note
s onthe Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
sy stem
The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem only
functions in areas where mobile phone co verage
is available from there leva nt contract pa rtner.
Insu fficient network co verage from there leva nt
contract pa rtner may result in an emer gency call
not being transmitted.
The ignition mu stbe switched on before an auto‐
matic emer gency call can be made. Overvi
ewofthe Mercedes-Benz emer gency
call sy stem
The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem can
help todecisively reduce the time between an
accident and the ar riva l of emer gency services
at the site of the accident. It helps locate an
accident site in places that are dif ficult to
access.
The emer gency call can be made au tomatical ly
( → page 310). Only make eme rgency calls if you
or others are in need of rescue. Do not make an
emergency call in theeve nt of a breakdown or a
similar situation.
Messages in the multimedia sy stem displa y:
SOS READY : emergency call available
SOS NOT READY: the ignition is not on or there
is a malfunction with the emer gency call sy stem.
During an active emer gency call, Gappears
in the displa y.
Yo u can find more information on there gional
av ailability of the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
sy stem at: http://www.mercedes-benz.com/
connect_ecall. Multimedia sy
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If an emergency call is una vailable, a mes‐
sage tothis ef fect also appea rsinthe multi‐
function display of the instrument clus ter.
Au tomatic eme rgency call
Re quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The star ter battery has been suf ficiently
ch arge d.
If re stra int sy stems such as airbags or seat belt
te nsioners ha vebeen activated af ter an acci‐
dent, the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
may automatically initiate an emer gency call.
The emergency call has been made:
R avo ice connection is made tothe Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call centre.
R a messa gewith accident data is transmitted
to the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre.
The Mercedes-Benz emergency call centre
can transmit theve hicle position data toone
of the public emer gency services call cen‐
tres. R
in cer tain situations additional data is trans‐
mit tedto the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
centre.
This allo wsmeasu resfo rre scue, reco very or
to wing toa Mercedes-Benz service centre to
be initiated quickl y.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped with an SOS button in
th eove rhead control panel, it flashes until the
emer gency call has been compl eted.
It is not possible toimmediately end an auto‐
matic emer gency call.
If th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
cann otconnect tothe Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call centre, the emer gency call is au tomat‐
ical lysent tothe public emer gency services call
centre.
If no connection can be made tothe public
emer gency services, a releva nt messa ge
appears in the displa y. #
Dial the emer gency call number 999 or 11 2
on your mobile phone. If an eme
rgency call has been initiated:
R remain in theve hicle, if thero ad and traf fic
conditions permit youto do so, until a voice
connection is es tablished with the emer‐
ge ncy call centre operator.
R onthe basis of the call, the operator decides
whe ther it is necessary todeploy rescue
te ams and/or the police tothe accident site.
R if no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent totheve hicle immediatel y.
Manual emer gency call #
Ifth eve hicle has an SOS button in theove r‐
head control panel: press and hold the but‐
to nfo r at least one second.
The emer gency call has been made:
R avo ice connection is made tothe Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call centre.
R remain in theve hicle, if thero ad and traf fic
conditions permit youto do so, until a voice
connection is es tablished with the emer‐
ge ncy call centre operator. 310
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onthe basis of the call, the operator decides
whe ther it is necessary todeploy rescue
te ams and/or the police tothe accident site.
R a message with accident data is transmit ted
to the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre.
The Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call cent re
can transmit theve hicle position data toone
of the public emer gency services call cen‐
tres.
R in cer tain situations additional data is trans‐
mit tedto the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
centre.
This allo wsmeasu resfo rre scue, reco very or
to wing toa Mercedes-Benz service centre to
be initiated quickl y.
If th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
cann otconnect tothe Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call centre, the emer gency call is au tomat‐
ically sent tothe public emer gency services call
centre.
If no connection can be made tothe public
emer gency services, a releva nt messa ge
appears in the displa y. #
Dial the emer gency call number 999 or 11 2
on your mobile phone.
Ending an unin tentional emer gency call #
Select ~onthe multifunction steering
wheel.
Tr ansmitted data with th e Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call sy stem
The following data is transmitte dto the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre:
R theve hicle's GPS position data
R the last GPS position data on thero ute (a few
hundred metres before the incident)
R direction of tr avel
R vehicle identification number
R theve hicle drive type
R the estimated number of people in theve hi‐
cle
R whe ther Mercedes me connect is available or
not
R whe ther the emer gency call was initiated
manually or automatically R
the time of the accident
R the language setting on the multimedia sys‐
tem
Fo r accident clarification purposes, thefo llowing
measures can be take n up toan hour af terthe
emer gency call has been initia ted:
R the cur rent vehicle position can be called up
R avo ice connection totheve hicle occupants
can be es tablished
% ForRu ssia: various functions, e.g. receiving
traf fic information, cannot be per form ed for
up totwo hou rsafte r sending an emer gency
call. Multimedia sy
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Online and Internet functions
Internet connection
Internet connection
restrictions &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. Depending on
theve hicle's equipment, you can
es tablish an Internet connection in thefo llowing
wa ys:
R Vehicles with a communication module:
Internet use including Mercedes me connect
services and data roaming (→ page312).
R Vehicles without a communication mod‐
ule:
- via Blue tooth®
with a data-enabled
mobile phone (→ page313)
- viaWi-Fi wi tha data-enabled mobile
phone (→ page312)
- viathete lephone module with SAP
The Internet functions can only be used toa limi‐
te d degree whilst driving.
Internet connection via communication mod‐
ule
On vehicles with a built-in communication mod‐
ule, the Internet connection is es tablished via an
integrated SIM card.
If th e data volume limit is reached, theav ailabil‐
ity of Mercedes me connect services is limited. The data
volume must be pur chased on
Mercedes me connect.
Setting up an Internet connection via Wi-Fi
Requ irements:
R Activate theWi -Fi function on the multimedia
sy stem (→ page 260).
R Activate theWi -Fi function on theex tern al
device (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
R Activate Internet access via Wi-Fi (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
The Internet connection via Wi-Fi may be restric‐
te d or not function if:
R the mobile phone is switched off
R mobile data use is deactivated on the mobile
phone
R theWi -Fi function is deacti vated on the multi‐
media sy stem
R theWi -Fi function is deacti vated on theex ter‐
nal device
R Internet access via Wi-Fi is deacti vated on
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Multimedia sy stem

Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity .
Inter-
net settings .
Search for Wi-Fi networks #
Select networ k. #
Logging in toWi-Fi network (→ page 260).
Setting up an Internet connection via Blue‐
to oth ®
Re quirements:
R Connect a mobile phone tothe multimedia
sy stem via Blue tooth®
(→ page 290).
R Ifyo u use thete lephone module for Internet
functions, yourequ ire a SIM card in thete le‐
phone module or a Blue tooth®
-capable SAP
mobile phone.
To connect via Blu etoo th®
,th e mobile phone
must support one of thefo llowing Blue tooth®
profiles: R DUN (Dial-Up Networking)
R PAN (Personal Area Network) The Internet connection via Blue
tooth ®
may be
re stricted or not function if:
R the mobile phone is switched off
R the mobile phone network co verage is insuf‐
fi cient
R mobile da tause is deactivated on the mobile
phone
R the Blue tooth®
function is switched off on
th e multimedia sy stem and the desired
phone is tobe connec ted via Blue tooth®
R the Blue tooth®
function is switched off on
th e mobile phone and the phone is tobe con‐
nec ted via Blue tooth®
R neither the mobile phone network nor the
mobile phone allow simultaneous use of a
phone and an Internet connection
R the mobile phone has not been enabled for
Internet access via Blue tooth®
If a mobile phone is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem forth efirs t time via Blu etoo th®
,yo u will
be assis tedth ro ugh the process of setting up an
Internet connection. The Internet connection can also be confi
gured
manuall y.
Fu rther information can be obtained at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect or from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity .
Inter-
net settings
Blue tooth ®
connection via PAN #
Select the mobile phone.
The Internet connection is es tablished.
Blue tooth ®
connection via DUN #
Select the mobile phone. #
Toselect the predefined access data of
th e mobile phone network pr ovider: select
Predefined settings.
A list of countries appears. #
Select the count ryofyour mobile phone net‐
wo rkprov ider.
The list of available pr oviders appears. Multimedia sy
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