Connectivity
Setting up a hotsp
otvia business telephony
Multimedia sy stem:
System öConnectivit ySet up hot-
spot #
Select Select the vehicle's mobile hotspot .#
Select Business phone.
The hotspot is active.
Exte rnal devices (e.g. tablets) can be connec‐
te dto the multimedia sy stem via business
te lephon y.
% Information about setting up a hotspot .
Switching transmission of theve hicle posi‐
tion on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
System öConnectivity #
Select Transmit vehicle pos.. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Blue
tooth ® Information about Blu
etoo th®
Bl ue tooth ®
tech nology is a standard for short-
ra nge wi reless data transfer up toappr oximately
10 m.
Yo u can use Blue tooth®
to connect your mobile
phone tothe multimedia sy stem and use thefo l‐
lowing functions, forex ample:
R hands-free sy stem with access tothefo llow‐
ing options:
- con tacts (→ page 339)
- call lists (→ page 342)
- text messa ges
R Internet connection
R listening tomusic via Blue tooth ®
audio
(→ page 374)
R transfer ring business cards (vCards) into the
ve hicle
Blue tooth ®
is a regis tere d trademark of Blue‐
toot h Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc. %
Internet connection via Blue tooth®
is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blue tooth ®
Re quirements for switching off Blue tooth ®
:
R Apple CarPl ay™ is not active.
Multimedia sy stem:
System öConnectivity #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª Bluetoo th®
.
If Android Autois active, a prom ptappears ask‐
ing whe ther Blue tooth®
should be deactivated. #
Select Yes.
Android Autois closed and Blue tooth®
is
deactivated. Wi
-Fi Wi
-Fi connection overview
Yo u can use Wi-Fi toestablish a connection with
a Wi -Fi network and toaccess the Internet or
ot her network devices. 292
Multimedia sy stem
R
Remaining driving dis tance
R Time of ar rival
Selecting an alternative route
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation ÀRoute and position #
Select Alternative route.
The routes are displ ayed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings.
The cur rently selected route is shown with a
dark blue line. #
Select the alternative route.
Ac tivating a commuter route
Re quirements:
R Your home and workaddresses are sa ved as
destinations in thefa vo urites (→ page 320).
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation ÀRoute and position #
Select Activate commuter route O.
Na vigation auto maticallyrecognises that the
ve hicle is located on thero ute between
"home" and "work" or vice versa. It automati‐ cally
starts a route guidance without voice
output.
If th e destinations for home and workhave
not yet been crea ted, a prom ptappears.
Fo rth e daily commuter route, traf fic inci‐
dents on thero ute are also repor ted when
driving without route guidance.
Swit ching the automatic filling station
sear chon/off
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation ZOptions #
Switch Reserve fuel level onO or off ª.
Switched on O: whenthe fuel reser velevel
is reached, a prom ptappears asking whe ther
yo uwa nttostart sear ching forfilling sta‐
tions.
Using au tomatic filling station sear ch
Re quirements:
The automatic filling station sear chis activated
O (→page 314).
The prom ptFuel tank reserve level Do you want
to start the search for filling stations? appears. #
Select Yes.
The au tomatic filling station sear chbegins.
The available filling stations along thero ute
or in the vicinity are displa yed. #
Select thefilling station. #
When there is no route, thefilling station is
set as the destination.
or #
When there is a route, thefilling station is set
as the next intermediate destination.
St arting the automatic service station
sear ch
Re quirements:
R ATTENTION ASSIST and theSuggest rest
area function are activated (→ page 236).
Driving situation
The ATTENTION ASSIST Do you want to start
the rest area search? message is shown. #
Select Yes.
The service station sear ch starts. The availa‐
ble service stations along thero ute or in the 314
Multimedia sy stem
Te
lephone menu overview 1
Blue tooth ®
device name of the cur rently
connected mobile phone
2 Signal stre ngth of the mobile phone network
fo rth e cur rently connected and selected
mobile phone
3 Battery status of the cur rently connected
and selected mobile phone 4
¢ (telephone ready) or w(call active)
5 Contacts (→page 339)
6 Call list (→page 342)
7 Text message
8 One mobile phone connec ted: Active call. Tw
o mobile phones connected: changes view
between telephone 1 and 2 or Active call
9 Devices (→page 332)
A Options Multimedia sy
stem 331
Symbols
1to4 are not shown until af ter a
mobile phone has been connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. The symbols depend on your
mobile phone and your mobile phone network
pr ov ider.
Blu etoo th®
pr ofile overview Blue
tooth ®
profile
of the mobile phone Fu
nction
PBAP (Phone Book
Access Profile) Contacts are auto‐
matically displa
yed in
th e multimedia sys‐
tem
MAP (Message
Access Profile) Message functions
can be used Te
lephony operating modes overview
Depending on your equipment, thefo llowing tel‐
ephony operating modes are available:
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(→ page 332). R
Two mobile phones are connected with the
multimedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(two
phone mode) (→ page 333).
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem as an SAP (Sim Access Profile)
te lephone (→ page 334).
R Only a SIM card is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem (→ page 334).
A mobile phone is being used parallel to a
SIM card (→ page 334).
Information on telephony
The following situations can lead tothe call
being disconnected while theve hicle is in
motion:
R there is insuf ficient network co verage inthe
area
R you mo vefrom one GSM or UMTS transmit‐
te r/receiver area (cell) into ano ther and no
communication channels are free
R the SIM card used is not compatible with the
network available R
a mobile phone with "Twincard" is logged into
th e network with the second SIM card at the
same time
The multimedia sy stem supports calls in HD
Vo ice ®
for impr oved speech qualit y.Arequ ire‐
ment forth is is that the mobile phone and the
mobile phone network pr ovider of the person
yo u are calling suppo rtHD Voice ®
.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may fluctuate.
Connecting a mobile phone (Blu etoo th®
te l‐
ephony)
Re quirements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the mobile phone
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the multimedia
sy stem (→ page 292). 332
Multimedia sy stem
Multimedia sy
stem:
Telephone ªDevices
Sear ching for a mobile phone #
Select Use Bluetooth telephony only. #
Select Connect new device .#
Select Start search on the system .
The available mobile phones are displa yed. If
a new mobile phone is found, it is indicated
by the# symbol.
Connecting a mobile phone (authorisation
using Secure Simple Pairing) #
Select the mobile phone.
A code is displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
and on the mobile phone. #
Ifth e codes match: confirm the code on
th e mobile phone.
Connecting a mobile phone (authorisation by
entering a passk ey) #
Select the mobile phone. #
Choose a one tosixteen-digit number combi‐
nation as a passk ey. #
On the multimedia sy stem: enter the pass‐
ke y and select a. #
On the mobile phone: enterthe passk ey
again and con firm.
% Upto15 mobile phones can be auth orised
on the multimedia sy stem.
Auth orised mobile phones are reconnected
au tomatical ly.
Connecting a second mobile phone (two
phone mode)
Re quirements:
R Atleast one mobile phone is already connec‐
te dto the multimedia sy stem via Blue tooth ®
.
Multimedia sy stem:
Telephone ªDevices #
Select Connect new device. #
Select Start search on the system .
The available mobile phones are displa yed. #
Select the mobile phone. #
Answer theHow would you like to connect
the new device? prompt. #
Toreplace the cur rently connected
mobile phone: selectPhone 1.
The cur rently connected mobile phone is
re placed bythe new mobile phone.
or #
Toconnect the second mobile phone:
select Phone 2.
The new mobile phone is connec ted as
Phone 2. If two mobile phones ha vealready
been connec ted, the second telephone is
re placed bythe new mobile phone.
or #
Touse the mobile phone as an audio
source: selectAudio source (→page 374).
% A mobile phone can be operated bo thas an
audio source as well as telephone in parallel.
% It is possible at any future point tochange
th e type of connection forth e mobile phone
already connected and toset this as Phone
1, Phone 2 orAudio source (→page 336). Multimedia sy
stem 333
Fu
nctions of the mobile phone in two phone
mode
Fu nctions overview Mobile phone in
the
fo re gr ound Mobile phone in
the
bac kground
Fu llra nge of func‐
tions Incoming calls Using a SIM card
for business telephony #
Light lypress co ver4 ofthe compartment
fo rth e SIM card reader in theglove box.
The compartment opens. #
Insert SIM card 1in card slot 2. Micro or
nano cards can be used with adap ters 3 . Setting up business
telephony
Re quirements:
R Using a mobile phone:
- Blue tooth ®
is activated on the mobile
phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
- Blue tooth ®
is activated on the multimedia
sy stem (→ page 292).
- Ifth e mobile phone supports the Blue‐
tooth ®
SA P profile (SIM AccessProfile),
th e SIM card PIN must be entered and
confi rmed.
R Using a SIM card:
- A SIM card is inser ted in the card slot in
th ete lephone module (→ page 334).
- The SIM card PIN is entered in the multi‐
media sy stem.
Multimedia sy stem:
Telephone ªDevices
Connecting a mobile phone #
Select Activate Business telephony .334
Multimedia sy stem
6
SIM card inse rted and available
7 Hands-free profile activated
8 SAP function available and activated
9 SAP function not available
% Ifth e mobile phone is actively connected
with the sy stem, the cor responding symbol
is highlighte d inyello w.
Calling up the business telephony settings
Multimedia sy stem:
Telephone ZOption sBusiness tel-
ephony #
Select the desired option.
The following settings are available:
R Phone number blocking
R Call waiting
R Select network provider
R Data usage, voice
R Call forwarding Inter
changing mobile phones (two phone
mode)
Re quirements:
R The mobile phones are authorised
(→ page 332).
Multimedia sy stem:
Telephone ªDevices #
Inthe device overview, select a mobile phone
which has already been authorised and set
as Phone 1 orPhone 2.
Af ter inter changing the mobile phones, the
mobile phone in thefo re ground isreplaced by
th e mobile phone in the bac kground. 1
Blue tooth ®
device name of the cur rently
connected mobile phone
2 Connects a mobile phone as Phone 1
3 Connects a mobile phone as Phone 2
4 Connects a mobile phone as Audio source
5 Disconnecting a mobile phone(→ page 337)
6 De-au thorising a mobile phone(→ page 337)336
Multimedia sy stem
%
If a new mobile phone is connected and
defined as Phone 1,forex ample, this ov er‐
writes the pr eviously connec ted mobile
phone in thefo re ground of the sy stem.
Disconnecting a mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
Telephone ªDevices #
Select thei symbol in the line of the
mobile phone.
The disconnection of the mobile phone takes
place without a con firm ation prom pt. The
mobile phone remains auth orised inthe sys‐
te m.
De-authorising a mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
Telephone ªDevices #
Select the% symbol in the line of the
mobile phone. #
Answer the confi rmation prom ptwith Yes.
The mobile phone is deauthorised and
dele ted from the sy stem. Information on
NearField Communication
(NFC)
NFC enables short- range wi reless data transfer
or (re)connection of a mobile phone with the
multimedia sy stem.
The following functions are available without
having authorised a mobile phone:
R Trans ferring a URL tobe vie wed in the multi‐
media sy stem (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions).
R Setting up theve hicle's Wi-Fi access da tavia
th e sy stem settings (→ page 294).
Fu rther information can be found at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Using the mobile phone with NearField Com‐
munication (NFC)
Re quirements:
R NFC is activated on the mobile phone (see
th e manufacturer's operating instructions)
R The mobile phone's screen is switched on
and unloc ked (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions) It is possible
touse a mobile phone via NFC with
Blue toothte lephon y. #
Toconnect a mobile phone: openstowage
compartment co ver1. Multimedia sy
stem 337