2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET android auto

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

Switching automatic
start of "In Car Of fice"
on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
System 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
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
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
stem 345

#
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 (→ page 266).
Only one 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
ly 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 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 332).
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 368).348
Multimedia sy stem

R
An Internet connection is requiredforth e full
ra nge of functions for Android Auto.
Multimedia sy stem:
Connec tAndroid Auto #
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 Accept & Start .
or #
Select Decline & End.
Ac tivating automatic start #
Select Start automatically O.
St arting manually #
Select the mobile phone from the device list.
Exiting Android Auto #
Press theò button on the multifunction
st eering wheel, forex ample. %
If Android Autowa s not displa yed in thefo re‐
ground before disconnecting, the application
st arts in the bac kground when reconnected.
Yo u can call up Android Autointhe main
menu.
Calling up the Android Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
Connec tAndroid Auto Sound #
Select theto ne menu (→ page 389).
Ending Android Auto
Multimedia sy stem:
Connec tAndroid Auto #
Select Disconnect .
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. Tr
ansfer redve hicle data with Android Auto
and Apple CarPlay™ Overview of transfer
redve hicle data
When using Android Autoor Apple CarPlay™,
cer tain vehicle data is transfer redto the mobile
phone. This enables youto getth e best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
The following sy stem information is transmit ted:
R Software release of the multimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymised)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimise
communication between theve hicle and the
mobile phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle identifier is randomly
ge nerated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset (→ page 301).
The following driving status data is transmitted:
R Transmission position engaged Multimedia sy
stem 349

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

AIR
BODY CONT ROL................................ .215
Setting ................................................. 217
Suspension .......................................... 215
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climate control
Air distribution Setting ................................................ .143
Air freshener sy stem
see Fragrance sy stem
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 15 3
Ad justing (front) .................................. 15 3
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 15 3
Ad justing the AIRSCARF vents ............. 154
Glo vebox .............................................1 54
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 14 6Air-water duct
.......................................... 399
Ke eping free ........................................3 99
Airbag ........................................................ .38
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Fr ont airbag ...........................................38
Head airbag ........................................... 38
Ins tallation locations ............................ .38
Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overview ............................................... 38
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .42
Pr otection ..............................................38
Re duced pr otection ...............................40
Side impact airbag ................................ 38
AI RC AP
Ac tivating .............................................. 92
Deactivating .......................................... 92
Ai rflow
Setting ................................................ .143
AIRSCARF Adjusting the outlets ........................... 154
Switching on/off ................................. 109
Alarm see Panic alarm Alarm sy
stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
All-wheel drive see 4MATIC
Alternative route
see Route
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 34
Android Auto ............................................ 348
Connecting a mobile phone ................. 348
Ending ................................................. 349
Information .......................................... 348
Overview ............................................. 348
Sound settings .................................... 349
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 49
Animals Pets in theve hicle ................................. 70
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft ala rmsystem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem) 542
Index

Na
vigation .......................................... .260
Overview ............................................. 254
Ra dio ...................................................2 61
Service ................................................ 257
Te lephone ............................................ 262
Tr ip ...................................................... 258
Mercedes me connect .............................351
Ac cident and breakdown mana ge‐
ment .................................................... 352
Ar ranging a service appointment ........ 352
Calling the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre ................................................. 350
Consenting todata transfer .................3 52
Information .......................................... 350
Making a call via theove rhead con‐
trol panel ............................................. 351
Service call with the me button ........... 351
Tr ans ferred data ..................................3 53
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
No tes ................................................... 15 6
Mercedes-Benz Apps Calling up ............................................ 360
Using voice control .............................. 360 Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call sys‐
te m ........................................................... 353
Au tomatic emergency call ................... 354
Information .......................................... 353
Information on data processing .......... .355
Manual emer gency call ........................ 354
Overview ............................................. 353
Self-diagnosis (Russia) ........................ 356
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test
mode .................................................. .356
Mercedes-Benz Link ................................ 345
Connecting .......................................... 345
Ending ................................................. 346
Overview ............................................. 345
Using ................................................... 346
Mercedes-Benz service centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Message (multifunction display) see Display message
Message memory .................................... 472
Messages Voice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 77
Messages see Text messa ges Mir
rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone Cancelling permission for Internet
connection .......................................... 359
Locking theve hicle ................................ 77
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 8
Un locking theve hicle ............................77
Wi reless charging ................................ 12 5
Mobile phone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Second telephone
see Telephone
Mobile phone voice recognition
St arting .............................................. .338
St opping ..............................................3 38
Model series see Vehicle identification plate
MOExtended tyres ................................... 41 5
Mo torw ay mode ....................................... 131564
Index

Ra
in-closing feature .............................. .86
Smart card Inserting ..............................................3 88
Smartphone Locking theve hicle ................................ 77
Un locking theve hicle ............................77
Smartphone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Telephone
Snow chains ............................................ 435
Soc ket (12 V) ............................................ 12 3
Fr ont centre console ........................... 12 3
Re ar .................................................... .123
Soft top
Care .................................................... 405
Closing (soft- top switch) ........................ 89
Closing using theke y ............................ .87
Opening (soft-top switch) ......................89
Opening with theke y ............................ .86
Problem .................................................95
Re locking .............................................. .91Soft-top switch
.......................................... 89
Software update ...................................... 299
Impor tant sy stem updates .................. 300
Information .......................................... 299
Pe rforming .......................................... 300
Sound PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 46
Wheels and tyres ................................. 435
Sound see Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem
see Tone settings
Sound settings Adjusting the balance/fader ............... 389
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 389
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .389
Spare wheel see Emer gency spa rewheel
Spectacles compa rtment ........................ 11 6
Speech dialogue sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC
Speed limitation for winter tyres
Setting ................................................. 202 Speedome
ter
Digital ................................................. .258
St andby mode
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .186
Fu nction .............................................. 186
St anding lights ......................................... 127
St art/s top button
Pa rking theve hicle .............................. 17 9
St arting theve hicle .............................. 157
Switching on the po wer supply or
ignition ................................................ 15 6
St art/s top function
see ECO start/ stop function
St arting assi stance
see Jump -sta rt connection
St arting the engine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill Start Assist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 379
Direct frequency entry ........................ .379
Fr equency fix ....................................... 380 572
Index