2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Owner's Manual

Multimedia system:,Phone.á Connec tDevic e-
Mobile phone
This function ensures optimal languag equality.
#Highlight them obile phone in thed evice list.
#Select ¥.
#SelectReception Volume orTransmission
Volume .
#Setthe volume.
Ad ditional information on ther ecommended
re ception and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justin gthe call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.Audio
#Select Call Volume orTelephone ringtone
volume .
#Setthe volume.
Calls
Using thet elephone
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
Making acall
#Enteran umber.
#Select Dial Number.
The call is made.
Ac ceptin gacall
#Select Accept .
Re jectin gacall
#Select Reject.
Endin gacall
#Select =.
Ac tivatin gfunctions durin gacall
#Tosho wall functions, navigat edown.
The following function sareavailable during a
call:
REndingac all
RMaking ano ther call
RShowing thek eyboar d
RSwitchin gthe microphone on/off
RSwitching on privat emode (an activ ecall in
hands-free mode is transfer redo vertot he
te lephone)
Conducting calls wit hseveral participants
Requ irement:
RThereisana ctivecall (→pag e239).
RAnother call is being made.
Switching between calls
#Select call #.
The selected call is active. The other call is
on hold.
Ac tivatin gorendingac allonh old
#Select Continu eCallor End Call.
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Conductingaconference call
#Select CreateC onference Call inthet ele‐
phone menu.
The ne wparticipant is included in thec onfe r‐
ence call.
Endin gana ctivecall
#Select =.
% On some mobil ephones, thec all on hold is
activated as soon as thea ctiv ecall is ended.
Incoming call during an existing call (call
wa iting)
Re quirement:
Ther eisana ctivecall (
→pag e239).
If yo ur eceiv eacall while already in acall, a
messag eisdisplayed. An acoustic signal also
sounds.
#Select Accept .
The incoming call is active. The pr evious call
is on hold.
#Select Reject.
% This function and behavior depends on your
mob ilephonen etwo rkprov ider and the mobil
ephone (see them anufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions).
Contacts
Information about thec ontactsm enu
The con tacts menu contains al lcontacts from
ex istin gdatas ources, e.g. mobile phoneo r
memory card.
It is possible tostor eupto6 ,000 contacts:
R3,000 entries ar efor permanently sa vedc on‐
ta cts.
R3,000 forc ontacts loaded from them obile
phone.
Fr om thec ontac ts menu ,you can per form the
fo llowing actions:
RTe lephoneo peration (→page241)
RNa vigation
RWritin gm essages (→page241)
If am obile phone is connected tothem ultimedia
sy stem (
→pag e237)and automatic retrie val
(→pag e240) is activated, them obile phone's
conta cts ar edispl aye dint he address book. Downloading mobile phone contacts
Multimedia sy
stem:
,Phone.Z Options.Open
Contacts Automatically
Au tomatic
#All ow automatic download O.
Manual
#Deactivat eautomatic download ª.
#SelectOpen Contacts.
Calling up contacts
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
The following option sareavailable fors earching
fo rc ontacts:
RSear chbyname
RSea rchbyi nitials
RSearchbyphone number
#Enterc haracter sintot he sear chfield.
As election of possible conta cts appears.
Entering mor echaracter sintot he sear ch
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field nar rows down then umber of possible
selections.
#Select thec onta ct.
Ac ontact can contai nthe following de tails:
RPhonen umbers
RNavigation add resses
RGeo-coordinates
Editing thef orma tofac ontact's name
Multimedi asystem:
,Phone.Z Options.Name
Format
The following option sareavailable:
RLast Name,F irst Name
RLast Name First Name
RFirst Name Last Name
#Select an option.
Importin gcontact sintot he contacts menu
Vi aZ Options,y ou can impor tcontactsi nto
th et elephone book as electroni cbusin ess cards
from di fferent sources. Overvie
wofimporting contacts as electronic
business cards
Source Requirements
ò Memor ycardT he SD memor ycard
is inser ted.
ò USB device The USB device is
insertedi ntot he USB
port.
ñ Bluetooth
®con‐
nection If
th es endin gof
vCards is suppor ted
via Blue tooth
®,
vCa rdsc an be
re ceive donm obile
phones or netbooks,
fo re xamp le.
Blue tooth
®is activa‐
te dint he multimedia
sy stem and on the
re spectiv edevice
(see them anufactur‐
er's operating instruc‐
tions).
Saving amobile phone contact
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
#Call up amobile phone conta ctó
(→page 240).
#Select ¥.
#SelectSave.
The contact sa vedint he multimedia sy stem
is identified bythef symbol.
Calling acontact
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
#Enterc haracter sintot he sear chfield.
#Select thec onta ct.
#Select atelephone number.
The number is dialed.
Fu rther options in thec ontactsm enu
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
#Select ¥.
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Thefollowing option sareavailable:
RContac tDetails
RSav etoV ehicle
RDeleteC ontact
Wi thin contact details
#Select ¥.
The following option sareavailable:
RCallingac ontact
RSending atextm essage
RSaving acontact as aglobal favo rite
Deleting anam e
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
Yo uc an dele tecontacts that ar enotautomati‐
call ydownloaded.
#Sear chforac ontact.
#Select thec onta ct.
#Select ¥.
#SelectDelete Contact .
#SelectYes.
Calllist
Cal llisto verview
If yo ur mobile phones upportst he PBAP Blue‐
toot h
®profile, thec all lists from them obile
phone ar edispla yedint he multimedia sy stem.
When connecting them obile phone, youm ay
ha ve toconfir mthe connection fort he PBAP
Blue tooth
®profile.
If yo ur mobile phoned oes notsuppo rttheP BAP
Blue tooth
®profile, them ultimedia sy stem gener‐
ates its ownc alllists. These ar enotthes ame as
th ec all lists in your mobile phone.
If th ec onta ctforani ncoming call has yettob e
sa ve dint he multimedia sy stem, youc an use the
cal llisttos avet he telephonen umber.
Making acall from thec all list
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ø Call List -Mobile phone
#Select an ent ry.
#Mak ethe call. Options in
thec all list
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ø Call List -Mobile phone
#Highlight thee ntry.
#Select ¥.
The following function sareavailable:
RSen dTextM essage
ROpen Contact
Text messages
Note sont hetext messag efunctions
If th ec onnected mobile phone supports the
MAP Blue tooth
®profile, thet extm essage func‐
tions can be use donthe multimedia sy stem. You
can obtai naddit iona linformation aboutt he set‐
tings and suppor tedf unction sofBluetooth
®-
capable mobil ephones from aMercedes-Benz
service center or on theI nterne tath ttp://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect.
Some mobile phones requirea dditional settings
af te rb eing connected tothem ultimedia sy stem
(see manufacturer's operating instructions).
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Newm essages ar eidentified bythe1 symbol
in them ultimedia sy stem's displa yand an audi‐
ble signal.
RThe multimedia sy stem displa ys the100
ne west text message s.
RTheú symbol is displa yedw hen the
mobilep hone's message memoryisfull.
Con figuring thet extm essages displa yed
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.Z Options.Open
Messages
#Select ¥.
Am enu wit hthe following option sisshown:
RAll Messages
RNew and Unread Messages
RNew Messages
ROff(The text message sarenotd ispla yed
automaticall y.)
#Select an option. Re
ading text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.i Text Message
Re ading atextm essage
#Select atextm essage .
The messag etextisd ispl ay ed.
Using ther ead-aloud function
#Select atextm essage .
#Select¥.
#Select+.
The text message isread aloud.
Composing and sending atextm essage
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.i Text Message
#Navigat etot he lef ttwice.
#Select Write New Text Message.
Dictating text
#Select Press to Dictate .
The App fort he dictation function is loaded.
Ifth er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, a
connection is no westablished.
#To star tt he dictation function:p ress thec on‐
troller or touchpad.
#Sa yy our message.
The dictation ends automatically af tery ou
ha ve finished speaking.
Af tert he voice messag ehas been processed,
it is shown as text.
Editin gtext
#Select thew ord.
#Tocal lupt he cor rection menu :press the
controller or touchpad.
The following option sareavailable:
RAd justing thec apitalization of words( if
suppor tedbyt hecharacter set)
RExpanding thec hoice of words
RDel eting thes election
RRecording anew dictation
#Tolea vethem enu: select Done.
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Sendingtext messages
#Select Send Text Message .
Re plyin gtoat extm essage
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.i Text Message
#Select atextm essage .
#Select¥.
#SelectReply.
Calling atextm essag esender
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.i Text Message
#Select atextm essage .
#Select¥.
#SelectCall Sender.
Deleting text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.i Text Message
#Select ¥.
#SelectDelete.
Apple CarPlay™
Overvie wofApple CarPlay™
iPhone®function scan be used via them ultime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. It is operated
using thec ontroller or theS iri
®voice-opera ted
control sy stem.
Onl yone mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Apple CarPlay™ tothem ultimedia sys‐
te m.
The availabilityofA pple CarPlay™ ma yvary
accordingtot he country.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Connecting an iPhone
®via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements
RApple CarPlay™ can be used wit hApple
operatin gsystemv ersion iOS 8.3 or abo ve.
RThe full rang eoff unctions forA pple Car‐
Play™ is only possible wit hanInterne tcon‐
nection. Multimedias
ystem:
,Connect.Apple CarPlay
Ac tivatin gautomati cstar t
#Select StartAutomatically O.
St arting automatically
#Connect your iPhone®to theU SB port ç
on them ultimedia sy stem using asuitable
cable (
→pag e259).
St arting manually
#Select thei Phone®in thed evice list.
Exiting Apple CarPlay™
#Select Úin Apple CarPlay™.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ tone settings
Multimedia sy stem:
,Connect.Apple CarPlay.Sound
#Select thet one men u(→page 274).
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EndingApple CarPlay™
Multimedia sy stem:
,Connect.Apple CarPlay
#Select Disconnect .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
wit he lectri city.
or
#Disconnect thec onnecting cable between
th em obile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Android Auto™
Android Auto™®ove rview
Mobile phonef unctionscan be used with
Android Auto™u sing theA ndroid™ operating
sy stem on them ultimedia sy stem. It is operated
using thec ontroller or thev oice-opera tedc on‐
trol sy stem.
Onl yone mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Android Auto™tot he multimedia sy stem.
The availabilityofA ndroid Au to™a nd Android
Au to™a ppsm ayvary accordingtot he country.The service pr
ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Connecting amobile phone via Android
Au to™
Requ irements
RThefirs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAuto™ on the
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons.
RThe mobile phone supports Android Auto™
from Android ™5.0.
RThe Android Auto™A pp is ins talled on the
mobilep hone.
RIn ordertouse thet elephone functions, a
mobile phone mus tbeconnec tedtot he mul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth
®(→page237).
If th er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, this
is es tablished wit hthe use of them obile
phone wit hAndroid Au to™.
RThe ful lrang eoff unctions forA ndroid Auto™
is onl ypossible wit hanInterne tconnection. Multimedia sy
stem:
,Connect.Android Auto
Ac tivatin gautomati cstar t
#Select StartAutomatically O.
St arting automatically
#Connect your mobile phonetot heç USB
por tont he multimedia sy stem using asuita‐
ble cable (
→pag e259).
St arting manually
#Select them obile phone from thed evice list.
Exiting Android Auto™
#Press theò button.
Calling up theA ndroid Auto™t one settings
Multimedia sy stem:
,Connect.Android Auto.Sound
#Select thet one men u(→page 274).
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EndingAndroid Auto™
Multimedia sy stem:
,Connect.Android Auto
#Select Disconnect .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
wit he lectri city.
or
#Disconnect thec onnecting cable between
th em obile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Tr ansfer redv ehicle dat awhenu sing Apple
CarPlay™ and Android Auto™
Note sont ransfer redv ehicle data
Whe nusing Android Auto™orA ppleC arPlay ™,
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.
Sy stem information:
RVe hicle model
RYear of vehicle manufacture
RSoftwar erelease of them ultimedia sy stem
The transfer of this dat aisusedtooptimize the
communication between thev ehicle and mobile
phone.
To do this, and toassigns everalv ehicles tothe
mobilep hone,avehicle ID is randomly gener‐
ated.
Thi sh asno connectio ntothevehicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele tedw hen them ulti‐
media sy stem is rese t(
→pag e232).
Driving status data:
RTransmission position engaged
RDistinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
RDay/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:
RGPS coordinates
Rspeed
Rcompass direction
Racceleration direction
Rgyroscopic forc es
This dat aisonlyt ransfer redw hile then avigation
sy stem is activ einorder toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in atunnel).
If yo udon otconsenttov ehicle databeing trans‐
fe rred, youc an deactivat ethe automatic star to f
Android Auto™(
→pag
e245) or Apple CarPlay™
(→pag e244)and temp orarily term inat ethe USB
connection between them obile phone and vehi‐
cle.
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