2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE phone

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Select an option.
Re ading text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
i Text message
Re ading atextm essage #
Select atextm essa ge.
The messag etextisd ispl ay ed.
Using ther ead-aloud function #
Select atextm essa ge. #
Select Read aloud .
The text messa geisread aloud.
Composing and sending atextm essage
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
i Text message #
Navigat etot he lef ttwice. #
Select Write new textm essage.
Ad ding arecipient #
Select Press to add recipient. #
Select thec ontact. Dictating
text #
Select Press to dictate.
The App fort he dictation function is loaded.
If th er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, a
connection is no westablished. #
Tostar tt he dictation function: pressthe
controller or touchpad. #
Saythe message.
The dictation ends automaticall yafter you
ha ve finished speaking.
Af tert he voice messag ehas been processed,
it is shown as text.
Editin gtext #
Select thew ord. #
Tocall up thec orrection menu: pressthe
controller or touchpad.
The following option sareavailable:
R adjustin gthe capitalisation of words( if
suppor tedbyt hecharacter set)
R expanding thec hoice of words
R deletin gthe selection R
recording anew dictation #
Tolea vethem enu: select Done.
Sending text messages #
Select Send text message .
Re plyin gtoat extm essage
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
i Text message #
Select thet extm essa ge. #
Select ¥. #
Select Reply.
Calling atextm essag esender
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
i Text message #
Select thet extm essa ge. #
Select ¥. #
Select Call sender. 346
Multimedia sy stem

Deleting
text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
i Text message #
Select ¥. #
Todel eteat extm essage: selectDelete. #
Tochang efolders: selectSwitch folder . #
Outbox
or #
Select Drafts. In Car Of
fice "In Car Of
fice" functions
Usin g"In Car Of fice" ,you can connect your
onlin eservices wit hthe multimedia sy stem.
The following function sareavailable:
R Displa yofupcomin gmeetings in thec alen‐
dar
R Selection of ameeting as adestination in the
navigation
R Displa yofupcoming telephon econfere nces R
Selection of telephon econfere nces fora uto‐
matic dialling
R Displa yofparticipants in atelephone confe r‐
ence
R Displa yand selection of call stobemade
% Please no tethat cer tain function sareonly
av ailable when thev ehicle is stationar y.
Callin gup"In Car Of fice"
Re quirements:
R am obile phon eisconnec tedtot he multime‐
dia sy stem.
R them obile phone is enabled forI nternet
access.
R youh aveau ser accoun tonthe Mercedes me
por tal(https://me.me rcedes-benz-com).
R the" In Car Of fice" service is acti vatedint he
Mercedes me por tal.
R youh ave an accoun twithano nline service,
fo re xamp le Office 365. #
Select In CarOffice . Switchin
gautomati cstar tof" In Car Of fice"
on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
In Car Office #
Switch Start In Car Offic eautomatically on
O or off ª.
If th ea utomatic star tof" In Car Of fice" is
switched on, displ aysw itho ptions rega rding
upcoming appointments automatically
appear in thed ispla yoft he multimedia sys‐
te m.
If th ea utomatic star tof" In Car Of fice“ is
switched off, youc an call up thea pplication
via them ain menu.
Selecting "In Car Of fice" functions
Multimedia sy stem
, In Car Office #
Select an appointment.
Depending on thea ppointment and the
st ored information, thef ollowing functions
ar ea vailable:
R Start rout eguidance/ Cancel rout eguid-
ance Multimedia sy
stem 347

R
Display participants
R Set up call/Connect now #
Select afunction.
Markin ganentry in the to-do lis tascomple‐
ted
Multimedia sy stem
, In Car Office #
Select an entry inthet o-do list O.
Ac cepting/rejecting an incoming call fora
te lephone conference #
Toaccep t:select Accept. #
Toreject: select Reject. Apple CarPl
ay™ Overvie
wofApple CarPlay™
iPhone ®
functions can be used via them ultime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. The yareoper‐
ated using thec ontroller or theS iri®
vo ice-oper‐
ated control sy stem. Youc an activat ethe voice-
operated control sy stem bypressing and holding
the ó button on them ultifunction steering
wheel. When using Apple CarPlay™ via
thev oice-oper‐
ated control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can
st ill be operated via LINGU ATRO NIC
(→ pag e274).
On ly one mobile phone atat imec an be connec‐
te dv ia Apple CarPlay™ tothem ultimedia sys‐
te m.
The availabilit yofApple CarPlay™ ma yvary
accordin gtothe countr y.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Information on Apple CarPlay™
While using Apple CarPlay™ various functions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, e.g. telephon yorthe
media sources Blue tooth®
audio and iPod ®
,a re
una vailable.
Onl yone routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone. Connecting an iPhone
®
via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements:
R Apple ®
operatin gsystemv ersion iOS 8.3 or
abo veis ins talled on thei Phone ®
.
R Ther eisanI nternetconnection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA pple CarPlay™.
R The iPhone ®
is connected tothem ultimedia
sy stem via theU SB port çusing asuita‐
ble cable (→ page369).
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Apple CarPlay
Setting automatic or manual start
Am essa geappear swhen connec tedf or thef irst
time. #
Automatic star t:select Automatically.
Start automatically is activatedO.
Apple CarPlay™ will no wstart immediately
af te rt he iPhone ®
is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem using aUSB cable. #
Manua lstar t:select Manually . #
Select thei Phone ®
in thed evice list. 348
Multimedia sy stem

Ac
cepting/rejecting thed atap rote ction reg‐
ulations
Am essag ewitht he dat aprotection regulations
appears. #
Select Accept &Start .
or #
Select Decline &End.
If yo us elected automatic start, youw ill ha ve
to star tA pple CarPlay™ manuall ythe next
time youw ant touse it.
Exiting Apple CarPlay™ #
Press theò button on them ultifunction
st eering wheel, fore xamp le.
% If Apple CarPlay™ wasn otdispla yedint he
fo re ground befor edisconnecting, thea ppli‐
cation starts in theb ackg round when recon‐
nected. Youc an call up Apple CarPlay™ in
th em ain menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Apple CarPlay .
Sound #
Select thet one men u(→ page 388). Ending Apple CarPlay™
Multimedi
asystem:
, Connect .
Apple CarPlay #
Select Disconnect.
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
wit he lect ricity.
or #
Disconnect thec onnecting cable between
th em obile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th ec onnecting cable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview
Mobile phon efunction scan be used with
Android Autousin gthe Android operating sys‐
te mont he multimedia sy stem. It is operated
using thec ontroller or thev oice-operated con‐
trol sy stem. Youc an activat ethe voice-opera ted
control sy stem bypressing and holding theó
button on them ultifunction steering wheel. When using Android
Autovia thev oice-opera ted
control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can still
be opera tedv ia LINGU ATRO NIC (→ page274).
On ly one mobile phone atat imec an be connec‐
te dv ia Android Auto to them ultimedia sy stem.
The availabilit yofAndroid Au toand Android Auto
App smayvary accordin gtothe countr y.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Information on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,v arious func tions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, fore xamp lethem edia
source Blue tooth®
audio, ar enotavailable.
On ly one routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone.
Connecting amobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements:
R The firs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAutoont he
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons. Multimedia sy
stem 349

R
The mobile phone supports Android Auto
from Android 5.0.
R The Android AutoApp is ins talled on the
mobil ephone.
R In order touse thet elephone functions, the
mobil ephone mus tbeconnected tothem ul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(→ pag e337).
If th er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, this
is es tablished wit hthe use of them obile
phone wit hAndroid Au to.
R The mobile phone is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem via theU SB port çusing a
suitable cable (→ page369).
R Ther eisanI nternetconnection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA ndroid Auto.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Android Auto #
Select them obile phone from thed evice list.
Ac cepting/rejecting thed atap rote ction reg‐
ulations
Am essag ewitht he dat aprotection regulations
appears. #
Select Accept &Start .
or #
Select Decline &End.
Ac tivatin gautomati cstart #
Select Startautomatically O.
St arting manually #
Select them obile phone from thed evice list.
Exiting Android Auto #
Press theò button on them ultifunction
st eering wheel, fore xamp le.
% If Android Autowa sn otdispla yedint hefore‐
ground befor edisconnecting, thea pplication
st arts in theb ackg round when reconnected.
Yo uc an call up Android Autointhem ain
menu.
Calling up theA ndroid Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Android Auto .
Sound #
Selecting thet one men u(→ page 388). Ending Android
Auto
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Android Auto #
Select Disconnect.
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
wit he lect ricity.
or #
Disconnect thec onnecting cable between
th em obile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th ec onnecting cable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Tr
ansfer redv ehicle dat awhenu sing Apple
CarPlay™ and Android Auto Information on trans
ferred vehicl edata
When using Android Autoor Apple CarPlay™,
cer tain vehicle dat aistransfer redtot he mobile
phone. This enables youtog ettheb esto ut of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle dat ais
no td irectl yaccessible. 350
Multimedia sy stem

Sy
stem information:
R Softwar erelease of them ultimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymised)
The transfer of this dat aisusedtooptimise
communication between thev ehicle and the
mobil ephone.
To do this, and toassig nseve ralv ehicles tothe
mobil ephone, avehicle identifier is randomly
ge nerated.
Thi sh asno connectio ntothevehicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele tedw hen them ulti‐
media sy stem is rese t(→pag e306).
Driving status data:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
R Day/night mode of thei nstrument clus ter
The transfer of this dat aisusedtoalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothed riving
situation. Po
sition data:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Acceleration di rection
Thi sd ata is on lytransfer redw hile then avigation
sy stem is activ einorder toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in atunnel). Mercedes me connect
Information on Mercedes me connect
Mercedes me connec
tprovide sthe following
services:
R Breakdown management
R Appointmen trequests or similar
R Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em
R Accident mana gement
The Mercedes-Benz Cust omer Centreand the
Mercedes-Benze mergency cal lcentr eareavaila‐
ble fory ou around thec lock. The Inf
ocall button, theb reakdown assis tance
cal lbuttona nd thee mer gency cal lbuttonc an be
fo und on theo verhead control panel of thev ehi‐
cle (→ page352).
Yo uc an also call theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centr eusing them ultimedia sy stem
(→ pag e351).
Please no tethat Mercedes me connec tisa
Mercedes-Ben zservice. In emer gencies, al ways
cal lthe national emer gency service sfirst using
th es tandar dnational emer gency service phone
numbe rs.Ine mergencies, youc an also use the
Mercedes-Benze mergency cal lsyst em
(→ pag e354).
Fu rther information on Mercedes me connect,
th ep rovide dservice scope and operation:
http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/
connectme/de_DE/index.html
Calling theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
using the multimedi asystem
Requ irements:
R Youh ave access toaG SM networ k. Multimedia sy
stem 351

R
The contra ct partner' sGSM networ kcover‐
ag eisa vailable in ther espectiv eregion.
R The ignition is switched on so that vehicle
dat acan be transfer reda utomatically.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts #
Call Mercedes me connect.
Af terc onfirmation, them ultimedia sy stem
sends ther equired vehicle data.
The dat atransfer is shown in thed ispla y.
Then, youc an select aservic eand be con‐
nected toas pecialis tatthe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Centre.
Fu rther information on Mercedes me connect,
th ep rovide dservice scope and operation is
av ailable at :http://ma nuals.daimler.com/baix/
cars/connectme/de_DE/ind ex.html
Making acallv ia the overhead control panel
Re quirements:
R Youh avea ccess toaG SM networ k.
R The contra ct partner' sGSM networ kcove r‐
ag eisa vailable in ther espectiv eregion. R
The ignition is switched on so that vehicle
dat acan be transfer reda utomatically. 1
Breakdown assis tance call
2 SOS button co ver
3 MB Inf ocall
4 SOS button #
Tomak eab reakdown assistanc ecall:
pres sbutton 1. #
Tomak eane mergency call: press SOS
button co ver2briefly toopen. #
Press and hold SOS button 4foratl east
one second. #
Tomak eanMBI nfoc all: press button 3.
An emer gency cal lcan be initia tede venifa
breakdown assi stanc eorMBI nfoc allisa ctive.
This has priority overallot her activ ecalls.
Callsv iatheo verhead control panel ar eonly
possible wit hanavailable mobile phon enet‐
wo rk.
Mor einformation on Mercedes me connect and
fur ther services can be found at :http://
www.mercedes.me
Informatio nonthe MB Inf ocall
An In focal ltot he Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centr ehas been initia tedv iatheo verhead con‐
trol panel (→ page352) or them ultimedia sys‐
te m( →pag e351).
Yo uc an find informatio nonthefollowing topics: 352
Multimedia sy stem

(→
pag e351)ort heove rhead control panel
(→ pag e352).
If th eb reakdown and Mercedes me connect
Concier geservices ar enotactivated on
Mercedes me, theDo you want to transmit vehi-
cle data and the vehicle's position to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Centr einorder to
improve the processing of your request? mes‐
sag eappears. #
Select Yes.
The releva nt vehicle dat aissent automati‐
call y.
Mor einformation on Mercedes me: http://
www.mercedes.me Tr
ansfer redd ata during aservice call In ce
rtain countries youm ustc onfirm thed ata
transfer.
When youm akes ervic ecalls via Mercedes me
connect ,the following dat aistransfer red: Overvie
woftransfer redd ata Servic
ecallT ransfer redd ata
MB Inf ocall
Breakdown assis‐
ta nce call R
Current vehicle
location
R Vehicle identifica‐
tion number
R Service code
R Selected data
about thes tatus
of thev ehicle Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call sy stem Information on
theM ercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem
The Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em only
function sinareas wher emobile phone co verage
is available from ther ele vant contract pa rtner.
Insu fficien tnetwo rkcoverage from ther ele vant
contract pa rtner ma yresult in an emer gency call
no tb eing transmitted.
The ignition mu stbe switched on befor eanauto‐
matic emer gency cal lcan be made. Overvi
ewoftheM ercedes-Benz emer gency
call sy stem
The Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em can
help todecisivel yreduce thet ime between an
acciden tand thea rrival of emer gency services
at thes iteoft he accident. It helps locat ean
acciden tsiteinp laces that ar edifficul tto
access.
The emer gency cal lcan be made au tomatical ly
( → pag e355) or manuall y.Onlym akee mer‐
ge ncy calls if youoro ther sa rein need of res‐
cue. Do no tmakeane mergency cal lintheeve nt
of ab reak down or asimilar situation.
Messages in the multimedi asystemd ispla y:
SOS READY :emergency cal lavailable
SO SN OT READY:t he ignition is no tonorthere
is am alfunction wit hthe emer gency cal lsyst em.
During an activ eemer gency call, Gappears
in thed ispla y.
Yo uc an find mor einformatio nontheregional
av ailabilit yofthe Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
sy stem at :http://www.mercedes-benz.com/
connect_ecall. 354
Multimedia sy stem