2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET display

Connection
status Connection
status overview 1
Display of existing connection and there cep‐
tion field stre ngth of the connected Blue‐
tooth ®
device
Displaying the connection status
Multimedia sy stem:
System öConnectivity #
Select Internet status .
% When connected via Wi-Fi or a Blu etoo th®
device, the appr oximate data volume trans‐
mit ted is displa yed. The exact values can be re
qu ested from your mobile phone network
pr ov ider.
% Inthe case of a connection via the communi‐
cation module thefo llowing status informa‐
tion is shown:
R Type of network
R Status online/of fline Mercedes-Benz Apps
Calling up Mercedes-Benz Apps
Re
quirements:
R The registration forth e use of Mercedes-
Benz Apps has been comple ted.
R The general term s and conditions ha vebeen
con firm ed.
Multimedia sy stem:
Connect ÚMercedes-Benz Apps #
Select an app.
% The available features are countr y-depend‐
ent.
Licence fees may be applicable. Operating Mercedes-Benz Apps using
voice
control
Re quirements:
R The registration forth e use of Mercedes-
Benz Apps has been comple ted.
R The general term s and conditions ha vebeen
con firm ed.
The o symbol indicates that a Mercedes-
Benz app can be used via voice control. #
Select a Mercedes-Benz app.
The app menu is displa yed. #
Touse voice control: selectoLan-
guage. #
Say thequ estion or command.
% Voice control is not available in all countries
and languages. 360
Multimedia sy stem

Internet
radio Calling up In
ternetradio
Re quirements:
R There is an account on http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Internet radio service is activated.
R The data volume is available.
Depending on the count ry, data volume may
need tobe pur chased.
R Afast Internet connection for data transmis‐
sion free of inter fere nce.
The services are countr y-dependent.
Fo r more information, consult a Mercedes-
Benz service centre.
Multimedia sy stem:
Radio ÞRadio source #
Select TuneIn radio.
The Internet radio display appears. The last
st ation set starts playing.
% The connection quality depends on the local
mobile phone reception. In
tern etradio overview 1
Inte rn et radio pr ovider
2 Selec ted category
3 Display (if connec tedto private user
account)
4 Data transfer rate
5 Current station is stored as a favo urite
6 Additional information on the cur rent station Selecting and connecting Internet
radio sta‐
tions
Multimedia sy stem:
Radio ÞRadio source TuneIn
radio èSearch #
Select a categor y. #
Select a station.
The connection is es tablished automaticall y.
or #
Select Enter address or POI. #
Enter a station name using the entry field.
% Arelatively lar gevolume of data can be
transmitte d when using Internet radio.
Saving/deleting an Internet radio station as
a fa vo urite
Multimedia sy stem:
Radio ÞRadio source TuneIn radio #
Select a station. #
Press and hold the cent ral control element
until an audible signal sounds.
The ß symbol appears bythest ation
name. Multimedia sy
stem 363

Connecting USB devices
* NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures High
temp eratures can damage USB devices. #
Remo vethe USB device af ter use and
ta ke it out of theve hicle. The multimedia connection unit is
found in the
stow age compartment under the armrest and
has two USB ports.
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, addi‐
tional USB ports can be found in thestow age
compartment of the cent reconsole and in the
re ar passenger compartment. #
Connect the USB device tothe USB port.
Pla yable music files are pla yed back only if
th e cor responding media display is activated.
% Use the USB port identified byç touse
Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto.
% Depending on theve hicle equipment there is
an additional USB port in there ar passenger
compartment. Ports th at are labelled with a bat
tery symbol can only be used tocharge
USB devices.
Selecting a track in the media playba ck
Multimedia sy stem:
Media
Selecting a track byskipping toa track #
Toskip backwards or forw ards toa
track: navigate up or down.
Selecting a track using the cur rent track list #
Select è. #
Select Current track list. #
Select a tra ck.
Selecting playback options
Multimedia sy stem:
Media ZOptions
Playing back similar trac ks #
Select Play similar tracks.
A track li stwith similar trac ksis created and
pla yed bac k. Playback mode #
Select Random playback of the current track
list.
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in random
orde r. #
Select Random playback of the current
medium.
All trac kson the active data storage medium
are pla yed in random orde r. #
Select Normal track sequence .
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in the order it
appears on the data storage medium.
Controlling media playback
Multimedia sy stem:
Media YPlayback control
A bar with playback controls is shown. #
Topause playback: select and confirm
Y with th e cent ral control element.
The Ë symbol is displa yed. #
Toresume playback: select and confirm
Y again with the cent ral control element.
The Ì symbol is displa yed. 368
Multimedia sy stem

Ra
dio Switching on the
radio Multimedia sy
stem:
Radio #
Alternatively: press the$ button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station pla yed on the last frequency
band selected. Multimedia sy
stem 377

Slide show
1displ ays additional information
pr ov ided bythest ation as an image. This can
include logos, album co vers, music trac ks, pro‐
grammes, ne wsor service information, forex am‐
ple. The additional information is shown in full-
sc reen mode byselecting 2. #
Toactivate full-screen mode: select#
Full screen. #
Todeactivate full-sc reen mode: select
%. Ac
tivating or deactivating the frequency fix
function Multimedia sy
stem:
Radio ZOption sFrequency fix #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
If th e function is activated, the set frequency
is ke pt eve n ifthere ception is poo r. Ta
gging music trac ks Multimedia sy
stem:
Radio
If ra dio stations pr ovide there leva nt information,
th is function allo wsyouto trans fer information
on the music track cur rently pl aying toan
Apple ®
device. You can then pur chase the audio
fi le from theiTunes Store ®
. #
Select ♫→ Tag this song.
The track information is sa ved. Switching traf
fic announcements on/off Multimedia sy
stem:
System õAudio Navigation and
traffic announcements #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
or #
Press and hold the8 button on the multi‐
function steering wheel. Setting
the traf fic information service vol‐
ume increase Multimedia sy
stem:
System õAudio Navigation and
traffic announcements #
Select Traffic announcements volume
increase. #
Select No increase or avalue. Ac
tivating/deactivating radio text Multimedia sy
stem:
Radio ZOption sDisplay radio text
information #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. TV
Information on
TVmode Ubiquito
usDTCP-MOST
Copyright ®
20 15 Ubiquitous Corp. 380
Multimedia sy stem

#
Press theD button on theto uchpad.
The media menu is called up. #
Navigate up or down.
The next or pr evious TVchannel is selec ted.
Displaying cur rent prog ramme in form ation
fo r the selected channel (EPG)
Multimedia sy stem:
Media àMedia sour-
ces TV ZOptions #
Select Electronic Program Guide.
EPG displa ys thefo llowing information (if
av ailable):
R broadcast times
R names of the cur rent and upcoming pro‐
grammes #
Select programme information and confirm.
The de tails are displa yed. #
Toscroll: swipe up or down on theto uch‐
pad. #
Toexitth e detailed displa y:press the%
button. Fu
nction of thech annel fix setting
Channel fix is switched on
The channel is not changed. This is useful if, for
ex ample, you drive theve hicle thro ugh reception
re gions that ove rlap. It pr events frequent switch‐
ing ba ckand forth between channels.
The FIXindicator is displa yed af terth e name of
th eTV channel.
Channel fix is switched off
Depending on reception qualit y,theTV tuner
au tomatical lyswitches toan alternative channel
with the same programme conte nt but better
re ception. Using this function, the best possible
te levision picture can be found, rega rdless of the
re ception qualit y.
Ac tivating/deactivating channel fix
Multimedia sy stem:
Media àMedia sour-
ces TV ZOptions #
Switch Channel fix onO or off ª. Channel list
overview The
TVtuner sho wsthe cur rent programme on
th e digital TVchannels or radio stations with
adequate reception in its ownch annel list.
The order of thech annel lists is alphabetical or
countr y-specific.
The TVtuner requ ires a short amount of time to
update the information.
The channel lists show thefo llowing information:
R recei vable channel names
R programme title
The information is shown under thefo llowing
conditions:
R it is broadcast bythe digital channel
R there ception conditions are adequate Favo
urites Overview of
TVprog rammes (f avourites)
Yo u can create a total of 40 digital TVchannel
fa vo urites. Multimedia sy
stem 385

ASS
YST PLUS se rvice inter val display Fu
nction of the ASS YST PLUS se rvice inter val
displ ay The ASS
YST PLUS service inter val display on the
instrument display pr ovides information on the
re maining time or dis tance be fore the next
service due date.
Yo u can hide this service message using the
back button on the left-hand side of thesteering
wheel.
Depending on how theve hicle is used, the
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display may
shor tenth e service inter val, e.g. in thefo llowing
cases:
R mainly short-dis tance driving
R when the engine is of ten le ftidling for long
periods
R intheeve nt of frequent cold start phases
R Vehicles with a diesel particulate filter: in
th eev ent of frequently inter rupted rege nera‐
tion of the diesel particulate filter Mercedes-Benz
recommends avoiding such
operating conditions.
Yo u can obtain fur ther information concerning
th e servicing of your vehicle from a qualified
specialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Displaying
the service due da te On-board computer:
Service ASSYST PLUS
The next service due date is displa yed. #
Toexitth e displa y:press the back button
on the left-hand side of thesteering wheel.
Make sure toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
R Operating the on-board computer
(→ page 254). Information on
regular maintenance work *
NO
TEPremature wearthro ugh failure to
obser veservice due dates Service
workwhich is not car ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lead to
inc reased wear and damage totheve hicle. #
Alw ays obser vethe prescribed service
inter vals. #
Alw ays ha vethe prescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
val is based on nor‐
mal operation of theve hicle. Maintenance work
will need tobe per form ed more of ten if theve hi‐
cle is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads.
The ASS YST PLUS service inter val display is only
an aid. The driver of theve hicle bears responsi‐
bility as rega rdsto whe ther maintenance work
needs tobe per form ed more of tenth an speci‐ Main
tenance and care 391

fi
ed based on the actual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Examples of arduous operating conditions:
R regular city driving with frequent intermedi‐
ate stops
R mainly short-dis tance driving
R frequent operation in mountainous terrain or
on poor road sur faces
R when the engine is of ten le ftidling for long
periods
R operation in particula rly dusty conditions
and/or if air-recirculation mode is frequently
used
In these or similar operating conditions, ha vethe
interior air filter, engine air cleaner, engine oil
and oil filter etc. changed more frequent ly. The
ty re s must be checked more frequently if the
ve hicle is operated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information can be obtained at a qualified
specialist workshop. Battery disconnection periods
The ASS
YST PLUS se rvice inter val display
can only calculate the service due da tewhen
th e bat tery is connected. #
Notedown the service due date displa yed on
th e instrument display before disconnecting
th e battery (→ page 391). Engine compartment
Ac
tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection) Operation of
the active bonnet (pedestrian
pr otection)
In cer tain accident situations, therisk of injury
to pedestrians can be reduced bythe actuation
of the active bonn et. The rear area of the bonn et
is raised byappr oximately 85 mm.
Fo rth e drive tothewo rkshop, reset the trig‐
ge red active bonn etyourself. Af terth e active
bonn ethas been triggered, pedestrian pr otection
may be limited.
A qu alified specialist workshop must re-ins tate
th e full functionality of the active bonn et. The active bonnet is not
available in all coun‐
tries.
Re setting the active bonnet &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain components in the engine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
ra diator and parts of theex haust sy stem. #
Allow the engine tocool down and only
to uch co mponent parts described in the
fo llowing. 392
Maintenance and care