2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E43AMG Owner's Manual

#Toswitch mobile phones: lightly pressthe
NFC area of the mobile phone (see the man‐
ufacturer's operating instructions).
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ized on the multimedia sy stem, it is now con‐
nected.
If th e mobile phone is authorized on the mul‐
timedia sy stem forth efirs t time, it is connec‐
te d af ter confirming the mobile phone
instructions (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther functions without having a mobile phone
authorized on the multimedia sy stem:
Rtransfer ring a contact or a business card, for
ex ample, for direct navigation toan entered
address
Rtrans ferring a URL tothe enlar ged view in the
multimedia sy stem
Setting there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Requ irement:
A mobile phone is authorized (
→page 261). Multimedia sy
stem:
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This function ensures optimal language quality.
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9ROXPH .
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Fu rther information on there commended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justing the call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
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arting/ stopping mobile phone voice recog‐
nition
Re quirement:
th e mobile phone is connected tothe multime‐
dia sy stem (
→page 261).
St arting mobile phone voice recognition
#Press and hold theó button on the multi‐
function steering wheel for more than one
second.
Yo u can use mobile phone voice recognition.
St opping mobile phone voice recognition
#Press the8 or~ button on the multi‐
function steering wheel.
Calls
Using thete lephone
Multimedia sy stem:
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Making a call
#En ter a number.
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The call is made.
Ac cepting a call
#Select $FFHSW .
Re jecting a call
#Select 5HMHFW.
Ending a call
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Ac tivating functions during a call
#To show all functions, navigate down.
The following functions are available during a
call:
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R.H\ERDUG (showtosend DTMF tones)
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mode is transfer redove rto thete lephone) Conducting calls with se
veral participants
Requ irements
Rthere is an active call (→page 263)
Rano ther call is being made
Switching between calls
#Select call #.
The selected call is active. The other call is
on hold.
Ac tivating or ending a call on hold
#Select &RQWLQXH &DOO or(QG &DOO.
Conducting a conference call
#Select &UHDWH &RQIHUHQFH &DOO inthete le‐
phone menu.
The new participant is included in the confe r‐
ence call.
Ending an active call
#Select =.
% On some mobile phones, the call on hold is
activated as soon as the active call is ended. Incoming call during an
existing call (call
wa iting)
Prerequisite
There is an active call (
→page 263).
If yo ure ceive a call while already in a call, a
message is displa yed. An acoustic signal also
sounds.
#Select $FFHSW .
The incoming call is active. The pr evious call
is on hold.
#Select 5HMHFW.
% This function and behavior depends on your
mobile phone network pr ovider and the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions).
Contacts
Information about the contacts menu
The con tacts menu contains all contacts from
ex isting data sources, forex ample mobile phone
or memory card.
It is possible tostore up to6,000 contacts:
264
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R3,000 entries arefor permanently sa ved con‐
ta cts.
R3,000 for contacts loaded from the mobile
phone.
Fr om the contac ts menu, you can per form the
fo llowing actions:
RTe lephone operation (→page 266)
RNa vigation (→page 242)
RWr iting messages (→page 266)
If a mobile phone is connec tedto the multimedia
sy stem (
→page 261) and automatic calling up
(→page 265) is activated, the mobile phone's
contac ts are displa yed in the address book.
Downloading mobile phone contacts
Multimedia sy stem:
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Manual
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Calling up contacts
Multimedia sy stem:
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The following options can be used tosear chfor
contacts:
Rsearc hby initials
Rsear chbyname
Rsea rchby phone number
#Enterch aracters into the sear chfield.
A selection of possible conta cts appears.
Entering more characters into the sear ch
fi eld nar rows down the number of possible
selections.
#Select the conta ct.
A contact can contain thefo llowing de tails:
Rphone numbers
Rnavigation addresses
Rge o-coordinates Editing
thefo rm at of a contact's name
Multimedia sy stem:
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The following options are available:
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Importing contacts into the contacts menu
Vi aZ 2SWLRQV, you can import contacts into
th ete lephone book as elect ronic business cards
from di fferent sources.
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Overview of importing contacts as electronic
business cards
SourceRequirements
ò Memory car dThe SD memory card
is inser ted.
ò USB device The USB device is
inserted into the USB
port.
ñ Bluetooth
®con‐
nection If
th e sending of
vCards is suppor ted
via Blue tooth
®,
vCa rds can be
re ceive d on mobile
phones or netbooks,
fo rex ample.
Blue tooth
®is activa‐
te d in the multimedia
sy stem and on the
re spective device
(see the manufactur‐
er's operating instruc‐
tions).
Saving a mobile phone contact
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Call up a mobile phone conta ctó
(→page 265).
#Select ¥.
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The contact sa ved in the multimedia sy stem
is identified bythef symbol.
Calling a contact
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Enterch aracters into the sear chfield.
#Select the conta ct.
#Select a telephone number.
The number is dialed.
Fu rther options in the contacts menu
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select ¥. The
following options are available:
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R6DYH WR 9HKLFOH
R'HOHWH &RQWDFW
Wi thin contact details
#Select ¥.
The following options are available:
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R6HQG 7H[W 0HVVDJH
R6DYH DV *OREDO )DYRULWH
R6KRZ :HEVLWH (when aweb address is
st ored)
R1DYLJDWH (when an address is stored)
R6HQG '70) 7RQHV (for a number with DTMF
to nes)
Deleting a name
Multimedia sy stem:
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Yo u can dele tecontacts stored in theve hicle.
#Sear chfor a contact.
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#Selectthe conta ct.
#Select¥.
#Select'HOHWH &RQWDFW .
#Select<HV.
Call li st
Call list overview
If yo ur mob ilephone support sth e PBAP Blue‐
toot h
®profile, the call lists from the mobile
phone are displa yed in the multimedia sy stem.
When connecting the mobile phone, you may
ha ve toconfirm the connection forth e PBAP
Blue tooth
®profile.
If yo ur mob ilephone does not support the PBAP
Blue tooth
®profile, the multimedia sy stem gener‐
ates its own call li sts. These are not the same as
th e call lists in your mob ilephone.
Making a call fr omthe call list
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select an ent ry.
#Make the call. Options in
the call list
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Highlight the ent ry.
#Select ¥.
The following options are available:
R6HQG 7H[W 0HVVDJH
R2SHQ &RQWDFW
Te xt messages
Note s onthete xt message functions
If th e connected mobile phone supports the
MAP Blue tooth
®profile, thete xt message func‐
tions can be used on the multimedia sy stem.
Yo u can obtain fur ther information about set‐
tings and suppor ted functions of Blue tooth
®-
capable mobile phones from an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center or at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Some mobile phones require fur ther settings
af te r being connected tothe multimedia sy stem
(see the manufacturer's operating instructions). New messages are identified
bythe1 symbol
in the multimedia sy stem's display and an audi‐
ble signal.
RThe multimedia sy stem displa ys the10 0
ne we sttext message s.
RTheú symbol is displa yed when the
mobile phone's message memory is full.
Con figuring thete xt messages displa yed
Multimedia sy stem:
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VDJHV
#Select ¥.
A menu with thefo llowing options is shown:
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R1HZ DQG 8QUHDG 0HVVDJHV
R1HZ 0HVVDJHV
R2II (The text message s are not displa yed
automaticall y.)
#Select an option.
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Reading text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
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Re ading a text message
#Select a text message .
The message text is displ ayed.
Using there ad-aloud function
#Highlight thete xt message .
#Select¥.
#Select+5HDG $ORXG .
The text message isread aloud.
Composing and sending a text message
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Navigate tothe left twice.
#Select :ULWH 1HZ 7H[W 0HVVDJH.
Ad ding a recipient
#Select 3UHVV WR $GG 5HFLSLHQW .
#Selectthe conta ct. Dictating
text
#Select 3UHVV WR 'LFWDWH .
The App forth e dictation function is loaded.
If th ere was no prior Internet connection, a
connection is now es tablished.
#To start the dictation function: press the con‐
troller or touchpad.
#Sa yyo ur message.
The dicta tion ends au tomatical lyafte ryo u
ha ve finished speaking.
Af terth evo ice message has been processed,
it is shown as text.
Editing text
#Select thewo rd.
#To call up the cor rection menu: press the
controller or touchpad.
The following options are available:
Radjusting the capitalization of words (if
suppor tedby thech aracter set)
Rexpanding thech oice of words
Rdeleting the selection
Rre cording a new dictation
#To lea vethe menu: select 'RQH.
Sending text messages
#Select 6HQG 7H[W 0HVVDJH .
Re plying toate xt message
Multimedia sy stem:
,3KRQH.i 7H[W 0HVVDJH
#Select a text message .
#Select¥.
#Select5HSO\.
Calling a text message sender
Multimedia sy stem:
,3KRQH.i 7H[W 0HVVDJH
#Select a text message .
#Select¥.
#Select&DOO 6HQGHU.
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Deletingtext messages
Multimedia sy stem:
,3KRQH.i 7H[W 0HVVDJH
#Select ¥.
#Select'HOHWH.
Apple CarPlay™
Overview of Apple CarPlay™
iPhone®functions can be used via the multime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. It is operated
using the controller or the Siri
®vo ice-opera ted
control sy stem.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Apple CarPlay™ tothe multimedia sys‐
te m.
While using Apple CarPlay™, various functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, e.g. the navigation, are
not available.
The availability of Apple CarPlay™ may vary
according tothe count ry. The service pr
ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and conte nt connected
to it.
Connecting an iPhone
®via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements
RApple CarPlay™ can be used with Apple®
operating sy stem version iOS 8.3 or abo ve.
RThe full range of functions for Apple Car‐
Play™ is only possible with an Internet con‐
nection.
RThe iPhone®is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem via the USB port çusing a suita‐
ble cable (
→page 285).
Multimedia sy stem:
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Setting automatic or manual start
A message appears when connec tedfo rth efirs t
time.
#Au tomatic star t:select $XWRPDWLFDOO\ .
6WDUW $XWRPDWLFDOO\ is activatedO.
Apple CarPlay™ will now start immediately
af te rth e iPhone®is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem using a USB cable.
#Manual star t:select 0DQXDOO\ .
#Selectthe iPhone®in the device list.
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection reg‐
ulations
A message with the data pr otection regulations
appears.
#Select $FFHSW DQG VWDUW.
or
#Select 5HMHFW DQG HQG.
If yo u selected automatic start, youwill have
to start Apple CarPlay™ manually the next
time youwa nttouse it.
Exiting Apple CarPlay™
#Select ÚinApple CarPlay™.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
,&RQQHFW.$SSOH &DU3OD\.6RXQG
#Select theto ne menu (→pa ge 300).
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Ending Apple CarPlay™
Multimedia system:
,&RQQHFW.$SSOH &DU3OD\
#Select 'LVFRQQHFW .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
or
#Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y.
Android Auto
Android Autoove rview
Mobile phone functions can be used with
Android Autousing the Android operating sys‐
te m on the multimedia sy stem. It is operated
using the controller or thevo ice-operated con‐
trol sy stem.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Android Auto
®tothe multimedia sy stem. While using Android
Auto™, various functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, e.g. the navigation, are
not available.
The availability of Android Auto
®and Android
Au to®Apps may vary according tothe count ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and conte nt connected
to it.
Connecting a mobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements
RThefirs t acti vation of Android Autoon the
multimedia sy stem must be car ried out when
th eve hicle is stationary for saf etyre asons.
RThe mobile phone support s AndroidAuto
from Android 5.0.
RThe Android AutoApp is ins talled on the
mobile phone.
RIn order touse thete lephone functions, a
mobile phone must be connec tedto the mul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth
®(→page 261). If
th ere was no prior internet connection, this
is es tablished with the use of the mobile
phone with Android Auto.
RThe mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem via theç USB port using a
suitable cable (
→page 285).
RThe full range of functions for Android Autois
only possible with an Inte rnet connection.
Multimedia sy stem:
,&RQQHFW.$QGURLG $XWR
#Select the mobile phone from the device list.
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection reg‐
ulations
A message with the data pr otection regulations
appears.
#Select $FFHSW DQG VWDUW.
or
#Select 5HMHFW DQG HQG.
Ac tivating automatic start
#Select 6WDUW $XWRPDWLFDOO\ O.
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