2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT R-ROADSTER service

yo
ur region is either pre-ins talled or the map
data is supplied on a data storage medium.
If th e map data on your vehicle has been ins tal‐
led at thefa ctory and you wish toreins tall it, you
do not need toenter the activation code.
Fo r map data that you ha vepur chased in the
fo rm of a data storage medium, you must en ter
th e accompanying activation code.
% Ifyo u sa vethe map data on a data storage
medium with the online map update service,
no entry isrequ ired. The activation code is
st ored on the data storage medium during
th e downloading process.
The online map update service is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
Obse rveth efo llowing when entering the activa‐
tion code:
R The activation code can be used for one vehi‐
cle
R The activation code is not transferable
R The activation code has six digits In
theeve nt of thefo llowing problems, please
con tact a Mercedes-Benz service centre:
R The multimedia sy stem does not accept the
activation code
R You ha velost the activation code
Displaying the compass
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position #
Select Compass.
The compass display sho wsthefo llowing
information:
R the cur rent di rection of tr avel with bear‐
ing (360° form at) and compass direction
R longitude and latitude coo rdinates in
degrees, minutes and seconds
R height (rounded)
R number of GPS satellites from which a
signal can be recei ved
Displaying Qibla
Requ irements:
R The Qibla display is available in your count ry.Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position #
Select Qibla.
The ar rowonthe compass sho wsthe direc‐
tion of pr ayer toMecca in relation tothe cur‐
re nt di rection of tr avel.
The number of satellites recei ved is shown.
Setting the map scale automatically
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
The map scale is set automatically depending on
yo ur driving speed.
Fo r journe ysin cities with de tailed city models, a
map view from the driver's perspective is used. #
Switch Auto zoom onO or off ª.
% The automatically selected map scale can be
changed manually for a short time. The set‐
ting is reset automatically af ter a few sec‐
onds. Multimedia sy
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Displaying
the satellite map
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Map content #
Switch Satellite map onO or off ª.
or #
If satellite map display 6isavailable in the
map menu, switch it on Oor off ª
(/ page 239).
Switched on O: satellite maps are displa yed
in map scales of 2 km or less.
Swit ched off ª: satellite maps are not dis‐
pla yed in map scales from 2 km to10 km.
% Satelli temaps forth ese map scales are not
av ailable in all countries.
Displ aying weather information
Re quirements:
R Mercedes me connect is available.
R You ha vea user account forth e Mercedes
me por tal.
R The service is available. R
The service has been activated at a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Fu rther information can be found at: http://
www.mercedes.me
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Map content #
Activate Weather information O.
or #
Ifwe ather information display 6isavailable
in the map menu, activate O(/page 239)
it.
Cur rent we ather information is displa yed on
th e navigation map, e.g. temp erature or
cloud co ver.
% Weather information is not available in all
countries. Calling up
the Digital Owner's Manual (navi‐
ga tion) Calling up in
form ation on navigation
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Information on navigation #
Select theto pic. Te
lephone Te
lephony Note
s ontelephony &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle. 244
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#
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. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted
from the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating mobile communication equipment in
th eve hicle.
Fu rther information can be obtained from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre or at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect. Multimedia sy
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Depending on
thestored data, thefo llowing
options are available:
R Call
R Send text message
R Show website (if an Intern et address has
been stored)
R Navigate (if an address has been stored)
R Save as global favourite
R Send DTMF tones (for a number with DTMF
to nes) #
Select an option.
Deleting a contact
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Contacts
Yo u can dele tecontacts stored in theve hicle. #
Sear chforth e conta ct. #
Select the conta ct. #
Select p. #
Select Delete contact .#
Select Yes. Call li
st Call list
overview
Depending on whe ther your mobile phone sup‐
ports the PBAP Blue tooth®
profile or not, this
can ha vediffere nt ef fects on the presentation
and functions of the call list.
If th e PBAP Blue tooth ®
profile is suppor ted, the
ef fects are as follo ws:
R The call lists from the mobile phone are dis‐
pla yed in the multimedia sy stem.
R When connecting the mobile phone, you may
ha ve toconfirm the connection forth e PBAP
Blue tooth ®
profile.
If th e PBAP Blue tooth ®
profile is not suppor ted,
th e ef fects are as follo ws:
R The multimedia sy stem generates its own call
li st s.
R The call list is not synchronised with the call
lists in the mobile phone. Making a call from
the call list
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ø Call list #
Select a number.
The call is made. Te
xt messages Overview of
text message functions
If th e connected mobile phone supports the
MAP Blue tooth®
profile, thete xt messa gefunc‐
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 a Mercedes-Benz
service centre 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 manufacturer's operating instructions).
New messages are identified bythei sym‐
bol in the media display and an audible signal. 256
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R
expanding thech oice of words
R deleting the selection
R recording a new dictation #
Tolea vethe menu: selectDone.
Sending text messages #
Select Send text message .
Re plying toate xt message
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
i Text message #
Open thete xt messa ge. #
Select p. #
Select Reply.
Calling a text message sender
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
i Text message #
Open thete xt messa ge. #
Select p. #
Select Call sender. Deleting
text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
i Text message #
Select p. #
Todel ete a text message: selectDelete. #
Outbox
or #
Select Drafts. In Car Of
fice "In Car Of
fice" functions
Using "In Car Of fice", you can connect your
online services with the multimedia sy stem.
The following functions are available:
R Display of upcoming meetings in the calen‐
dar
R Selection of a meeting as a destination in the
navigation
R Display of upcoming telephone con fere nces
R Selection of telephone con fere nces for auto‐
matic dialling R
Display of participants in a telephone con fer‐
ence
R Display and selection of calls tobe made
% Please no tethat cer tain functions are only
av ailable when theve hicle is stationar y.
% Ifth e! symbol appears in thest atus
line, the "In Car Of fice" service is available in
th eve hicle.
Calling up "In Car Of fice"
Re quirements:
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem.
R You ha vea user account on the Mercedes
me por tal (https://me.me rcedes-benz-com).
R The "In Car Of fice" service is acti vated in the
Mercedes me por tal.
R You ha vean account with an online service,
fo rex ample Of fice 365. #
Select In Car Office . 258
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Switching automatic
start of "In Car Of fice"
on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
In Car Office #
Switch Start In Car Office automatically on
O or off ª.
If th e automatic start of "In Car Of fice" is
switched on, displ ays with options rega rding
upcoming appointments automatically
appear in the media displa y.
If th e automatic start of "In Car Of fice“ is
switched off, you can call up the application
via the main menu.
Selecting "In Car Of fice" functions
Multimedia sy stem
4 In Car Office #
Select an appointment.
Depending on the appointment and the
st ored information, thefo llowing functions
are available:
R Start route guidance/ Cancel route guid.
R Display participants R
Set up call /Connect now #
Select a function.
Ma rking an entry in theto -do list as comp le‐
ted
Multimedia sy stem
4 In Car Office #
Select an entry intheto -do li stO .
The following functions are available:
R Mark the selected entry as concluded or
st ill open
R Call up the selected entry w
R Tostart automatic processing of theto-
do lis t:Start to-do items
No ting an incoming call
When youre cei vean incoming call a prom pt
appears asking whe ther the call should be
accep ted, rejected or no ted. #
Select Reminder.
The call is rejected and au tomatical lyadded
to the "In Car Of fice" to-do li st. Mercedes-Benz link
Overview of Mercedes-Benz Link
Using Mercedes-Benz Link,
various functions
and selected mobile phone apps can be transfer‐
re dto the media displa y.
The Mercedes-Benz Link contro l box supplemen‐
ta ry equipment is requiredforth is. You can
obtain this at a Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
% The Mercedes-Benz Link contro l box uses
th e Android operating sy stem.
% The service pr ovider is responsible forth ese
apps and the services and conte nt connec‐
te dto it.
Connecting Mercedes-Benz Link with the
mu ltimedia sy stem #
Connect the Mercedes-Benz Link control box
with theç USB port of the multimedia
connection unit using a suitable connecting
cable.
% A suitable connecting cable is available sep‐
arately at a Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re. Multimedia sy
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The service pr
ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and conte nt connected
to it.
Information on Apple CarPlay™
While using Apple CarPlay™ various functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, e.g. telephony or the
media sources Blue tooth®
audio and iPod ®
, are
una vailable.
Only one route guidance can be active at a time.
If ro ute guidance is active on the multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when route guidance is star ted
on the mobile phone.
Connecting an iPhone ®
via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements:
R Apple ®
operating sy stem version iOS 8.3 or
abo veis ins talled on the iPhone ®
.
R An Internet connection is requiredforth e full
ra nge of functions for Apple CarPlay™.
R The iPhone ®
is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem via the USB port çusing a suita‐
ble cable (/ page 283). Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Connect 5
Apple CarPlay
Setting automatic or manual start
A messa geappears when connec tedfo rth efirst
time. #
Automatic star t:select Automatically.
Start automatically 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 Manually . #
Select the iPhone ®
in the device list.
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection reg‐
ulations
A message with the data pr otection regulations
appears. #
Select Accept & Start .
or #
Select Decline & End. Exiting Apple CarPlay™ #
Press theò button on the multifunction
st eering wheel, forex ample.
% If Apple CarPlay™ was not displa yed in the
fo re ground before disconnecting, the appli‐
cation starts in the bac kground when recon‐
nected. You can call up Apple CarPlay™ in
th e main menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Connect 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Sound #
Select theto ne menu (/ page 303).
Ending Apple CarPlay™
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Connect 5
Apple CarPlay #
Select Disconnect.
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
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#
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 &
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.
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 cent ral control element or thevo ice
control. You can activate thevo ice-opera ted con‐
trol sy stem bypressing and holding theó
button on the multifunction steering wheel.
When using Android Autovia thevo ice-opera ted
control sy stem, the multimedia sy stem can still
be opera ted via LINGU ATRO NIC (/ page182).
On lyone mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Android Auto to the multimedia sy stem.
The availability of Android Autoand Android Auto
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.
Information on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,va rious functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, forex ample the media
source Blue tooth ®
audio, are not available. On
lyone route guidance can be active at a time.
If ro ute guidance is active on the multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when route guidance is star ted
on the mobile phone.
Connecting a mobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements:
R The firs 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.
R The mobile phone suppo rts Android Auto
from Android 5.0.
R The Android Autoapp is ins talled on the
mobile phone.
R In order touse thete lephone functions, the
mobile phone must be connected tothe mul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ page 247).
If th ere was no prior Internet connection, this
is es tablished with the use of the mobile
phone with Android Auto.
R The mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem via the USB port çusing a
suitable cable (/ page 283).262
Multimedia sy stem