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Apple CarPlay™
Overvie
wofApple CarPlay™ &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
iPhone ®
functions can be used via them ultime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. The yareoper‐
ated using thet ouchscreen, Touc hC ontrol or the
Siri ®
vo ice-operated control sy stem. Youc an acti‐
va te thev oice-opera tedc ontrol sy stem bypress‐
ing and holding the£ button on them ultifunc‐
tion steering wheel.
When using Apple CarPlay™ via thev oice-oper‐
ated control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can
st ill be operated via theV oice Control Sy stem
(/ page174).
Onl yone mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Apple CarPlay™ tothem ultimedia sy stem.
Also foru se of Apple CarPlay™ wit htwo phone
mode, onl yone additional mobil ephone can be
connected using Blue tooth®
wit hthe multimedia
sy stem.
The availabilit yofApple CarPlay™ ma yvary
according tothec ount ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and content connected to
it.
Information on Apple CarPlay™
When Apple CarPlay™ is being used, thei Pod ®
media source is no tavailable fort he respective
iPhone ®
.
Only one routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐ te
m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone.
Connecting an iPhone ®
via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements:
R The cur rent version of your device's operating
sy stem is being used (see them anufacturer's
operating instructions).
R The full rang eoff unctions forA pple CarPlay™
is only available wit hanInterne tconnection.
R The iPhone ®
is connected tothem ultimedia
sy stem via theU SB port 00C2using asuita‐
ble cable (/ page249).
Multim ediasystem:
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Apple CarPlay
5 Star tApple CarPlay #
Alternative: If Apple CarPlay™ is activ e(e.g.
when music is being pla yedort he navigation
sy stem is being used), youc an call up the
applicatio nusingthe |, zor002B
buttons (/ page190).
Ac cepting/rejecting thed atap rotection pro‐
visions
Fo rthe initial star toft he application:a message
wit hthe dat aprotection pr ovision sappears. #
Select Accept &Start.
Exiting Appl eCarPlay™ #
Press the00E2 button.
% Apple CarPlay™
starts automaticall ywhen
th ei Phone ®
is connected wit hthe sy stem
using acable. If Apple CarPlay™ wasn otdis‐
pla yedint hefore ground befor edisconnect‐
ing, thea pplication starts in theb ackg round
when reconnected. Youc an call up Apple
CarPlay™ in them ain menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
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Apple CarPlay 5
Z #
Select sound settings. MBUX multimedia sy
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Setting control of
thea pplication but tons
Multimedia sy stem:
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5 Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Z
5 General #
Toswitch Control via Application Buttons on:
activat ethe LED symbol. #
Todeactivate Control via Application Buttons:
deactivat ethe LED symbol.
Ending Apple CarPlay™ #
Toend thec onnection of Apple Carplay™
(cable): disconnect thec onnection via the
connecting cable between thei Phone ®
and
multimedia sy stem.
% Mercedes-Benz
recommends disconnecting
th ec onnectin gcable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
Mobile phone functions can be used wit hAndroid
Au tousin gthe Android operating sy stem on the
multimedia sy stem. It is operated using the
to uchsc reen or thev oice-operated control sys‐
te m. Youc an activat ethe voice-opera tedc ontrol
sy stem bypressing and holding the£ button
on them ultifunction steering wheel.
When using Android Autovia thev oice-opera ted
control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can still
be opera tedv iatheV oice Control Sy stem
(/ page174). Onl
yone mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Android Auto to them ultimedia sy stem.
This also applies totwop hone mode.
The availabilit yofAndroid Au toand Android Auto
apps ma yvarya ccording tothec ount ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and content connected to
it.
Information on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,v arious func tions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, fore xamp lethem edia
source Blue tooth®
audio, ar enotavailable.
On lyone routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone.
Connecting amobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements:
R The mobile phone supports Android Auto
from Android 5.0.
R The Android Autoapp is ins talled on the
mobil ephone.
R In order touse thet elephone functions, the
mobil ephone mus tbeconnected tothem ul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ pag e231).
If th er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, this
is es tablished wit hthe use of them obile
phone wit hAndroid Auto.
R The mobile phone is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem via theU SB port 00C2using a
suitable cable (/ page249).
R Thereis an In tern et connection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA ndroid Auto.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Android Auto
5 Star tAndroid Auto #
Alternative: If Android Autois activ e(e.g.
when music is being pla yedort he navigation
sy stem is being used), youc an call up the
applicatio nusingthe |, zor002B
buttons (/ page190).
% The
firs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAutoont he
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons. 240
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Ac
cepting/rejecting thed atap rote ction pro‐
visions
Am essag ewitht he dat aprotection pr ovisions
appears. #
Select Accept &Start.
% The
firs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAutoont he
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons.
Exiting Android Auto #
Press the00E2 button.
% Android
Autostarts automaticall ywhen the
mobil ephone is connected wit hthe sy stem
using acable. If Android Autowa sn otdis‐
pla yedint hefore ground befor edisconnect‐
ing, thea pplication starts in theb ackg round
when reconnected. Youc an call up Android
Au tointhem ain menu.
Calling up theA ndroid Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
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Android Auto 5
Z #
Select sound settings.
Setting control of thea pplication but tons
Multimedia sy stem:
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5 Smartphone 5
Android Auto 5
Z
5 General #
Toswitch Control via Application Buttons on:
activat ethe LED symbol. #
Todeactivate Control via Application Buttons:
deactivat ethe LED symbol.
Ending Android Auto #
Disconnect thec onnectin gcable between the
mobil ephone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th ec onnectin gcable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Tr
ansfer redv ehicle dat awith Android Auto
and Apple CarPlay™ Overvie
woftransfer redv ehicle data
Whe nusing Android Autoor Apple CarPlay™, cer‐
ta in vehicle dat aistransfer redtot he mobile
phone. This enables youtog ettheb esto ut of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle dat ais
no td irectl yaccessible. The
following sy stem information is transmit ted:
R Softwar erelease of them ultimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymized)
The transfer of this dat aisusedtooptimize com‐
munication between thev ehicle and them obile
phone.
To do this, and toassig nseve ralv ehicles tothe
mobil ephone, avehicle ID is random lyge ner‐
ated.
Thi sh asno connection tothev ehicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele tedw hen them ulti‐
media sy stem is rese t(/ pag e204).
The following vehicle status dat aistransmitted:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill ,rolling
and driving
R Day/night mode of thei nstrument clus ter
The transfer of this dat aisusedtoalter ho wcon‐
te nt is displ ayedtoc orrespond tothed riving sit‐
uation.
The following position dat aistransmit ted:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Accele ratio nd irec tion
Thi sd ataiso nlyt ransfer redw hile then avigation
sy stem is active, in order toimpr oveit( e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in atunnel). Online and Interne
tfunctions Interne
tconnection Information on connecting
totheI nternet &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad MBU
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and traf
ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of distraction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat emobile communication equip‐
men twhen driving, youw ill be distracted
from thet raffic situation .Thisc ould also
cause youtol ose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating mobil ecommunication equipment in
th ev ehicle.
The Interne tfunctions can onl ybeusedtoalimi‐
te dd egree whils tdriving.
Interne tfunction via the communication
module
On vehicles wit habuilt-in communication mod‐
ule, theI nterne tconnection is es tablished via an
integrated SIM card.
To use online function sviathec ommunication
module thef ollowing condition smustbem et:
R The vehicle is equipped wit hapermanently
ins talled communication module.
R AM ercedes PR Oaccount is available
(/ page185).
R Mercedes PR Oconnect is activ eand ready
fo ro peration.
R Mercedes PR Oconnect is activated forI nter‐
ne ta ccess.
% To
use webb rows ers, Interne tradio or Wi-Fi
hotspot, thed atav olumes mus talso be pur‐
ch ased direct lyfrom thew ireless service pro‐
vider .Top urch ase dat avolumes youh ave to
connect your mobile devic eusingthe vehi‐
cle ’sWi -Fi hotspo tand regis terw itht he wire‐
less service pr ovider (/ page201).
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center to
fi nd ou twhether it is possible topur chase data
vo lume in your countr y.
When dat avolumes ar eavailable, youc an use the
we bb rows er,t he Interne tradio and theW i-Fihot‐
spo tfor mobile devices. Setting up an Interne
tconnection via Wi-Fi
with outacommunication module
Requ irements:
R theW i-Fifunction is acti vatedont he multime‐
dia sy stem (/ page200).
R theW i-Fifunction is acti vatedont heextern al
devic e(see them anufacturer's operating
instructions).
R Interne taccess via Wi-Fi is acti vated( see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
The Interne tconnection via Wi-Fi is restricted or
doe snotfunction if:
R them obile phone is switched off.
R mobile dat ause is deactivated on them obile
phone.
R theW i-Fifunction is deactivated on them ulti‐
media sy stem.
R theW i-Fifunction is deactivated on thee xter‐
nal device.
R Interne taccess via Wi-Fi is deactivated on the
ex tern al device.
Multimedi asystem:
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Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi &Bluetooth 5
Internet Settings
5 Connec tvia Wi-Fi #
Select then etwo rk. #
Log in toaW i-Finetwo rk ( / page 200).
Setting up an Interne tconnectio nvia Blue‐
to oth ®
withou tacommunication module
Requ irements:
R The mobile phone suppor tthe Blue tooth®
profile PAN( Personal AreaNet wo rk).
R The mobile phone is connec tedtot he multi‐
media sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ pag e231).
The Interne tconnection via Blue tooth®
is restric‐
te dord oes no tfunction if:
R The mobile phone is switched off.
R The mobile phone is connected aanaddi‐
tional mobile phone.
R The mobile phone networ kcoverag eisi nsuffi‐
cient.
R Mobil edatau se is deactivated on them obile
phone. 242
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Connection
status Connection
status overview 1
Displa yofexisting connection an dreception
fi eld stre ngt hoft he connected device
Displaying thec onnection status
Multimedi asystem:
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Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi &Bluetooth #
Select Internet Status .
% Inthec ase of aconnection via thec ommuni‐
cation module thef ollowing status informa‐
tio niss hown:
R Type of network
R Status online/of fline We
bbrows er Calling up
aweb page &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when driving,
youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
MERCEDES PRO &APPS
5 z Browser
Calling up anew we bpage #
Select ä. #
Ente ring aw eb address #
Select 0054.
% We
bsites cann otbe shown while thev ehicle
is in motion.
Calling up awebsit efromt he br owser his tory #
Tocal lupt he pr evious or next pag efromt he
his tory:s elect 0095or 0096.
% Av
ailabilit yofweb browsersisc ountry-
dependent.
Ve hicles wit hacommunication module: to
use webb row sers, dat avolumes mus talso
be pur chased via Mercedes PR Oordirectly
from thew ireless service pr ovider .Top ur‐
ch ase dat avolumes youh ave toconnect your
mobile devic eusingthe vehicle ’sWi -Fi hot‐
spo tand regis terw itht he wireless service
pr ov ider (/ page201). 244
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Selecting and connecting
toInterne tradio
st ations
Multimedi asystem:
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Radio 5
TuneIn Radio #
Select =. #
Select acategor y. #
Select astation.
The connectio nisestablishe dautomaticall y.
or #
Select thes ear chfield. #
Ente rastatio nn ameusingthe entr yfield.
% Ar
elativel ylarge volume of dat acan be
transmitte dwhen using Interne tradio.
Saving/deleting Interne tradio stations as
fa vo rites
Multimedia sy stem:
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Radio 5
TuneIn radio #
Select astation. #
Select ß.
The lis tofsavedfavo rite stations appears. #
Select Add to favorites.
or #
Creat eana ccount fort he online pr ovider
(TuneIn radio) and then log in on them ultime‐
dia sy stem.
Yo ur favo rite sa reimpor tedtot he multimedia
sy stem.
Deleting favo rites #
Select astation. #
Select ß. #
Select Delete favorites.
Setting Interne tradio options
Multimedia sy stem:
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Radio 5
TuneIn Radio 5
Z
The following option sareavailable:
R Select Stream:s electthe stre am quality.
R Logi ntoT uneIn Account:l og into yourTuneIn
user account.
R Log Ou tOfAccount:l ogoutofy ourTuneIn
user account. #
Select an option. Calling up the
station lis tfor th ecategor ylast
selected
Multimedia sy stem:
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Radio 5
TuneIn Radio #
Press thec over of thec urrent station.
Depending on ho wthe statio nwas selected, a
st atio nlistiss hown. Media
Information abou
tmedia mode Information abou
tsuppor tedf ormats and
dat astorage media &
WARNING Risk of distraction whe nhan‐
dling da tastorag emedia
If yo uh andle adatas torage medium while
driving, your attention is diver tedf romt he
traf ficc onditions. Thi scould also cause you
to lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyhandle adatas tora ge medium
when thev ehicle is stationar y. The multimedi
asystems upports thef ollow‐
ing form ats and data media:
Pe rm issible
fi le sy stems FA
T32, exFA T,NTFS
Pe rm issible
dat acarriers USB devices, iPod
®
/iPhone ®
,
MTP devices, Blue tooth®
audio
equipment
Suppor ted
fo rm ats: Au
dio: MP3, WMA ,AAC ,W AV,
FL AC ,ALAC
Vi deo: MPEG ,AVI, DivX, MKV,
MP4, M4V ,WMV R
The multimedia sy stem supports atotal of up
to 50,000 files.
R Datastorage media up to2TBa resuppor ted
(32‑bit address space).
% Obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R Due tothel arg evariety of available music
and video files rega rding encoders, sam‐
pling ratesa nd dat atransfer rates, play‐
bac kcanno tbeg uaranteed.
R Due tothew ide rang eofU SB devices
av ailable on them arke t, pl aybac kcann ot
be guaranteed fora ll USB devices.
R Videos up toFullHD (1920x1080 )are
suppor ted. MBUX multimedia sy
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Information on noise or unusua
ldriving
ch aracteristics
Whil edriving, pa yattention tovibrations, noises
and unusual driving characteristics, e.g .pullin gto
one side. This ma yindicat edamag etothe wheels
or tires. If yous uspect that at ireisd efective,
re duce your speed. Stop thev ehicle as soon as
possible tocheckifw heels and tires ha vebeen
damaged or ar enolonger functioning properly.
Hidden tir edamag ecould also be causing the
unusual drivin gcharacteristics. If no signs of
dama gecan be de tected, ha vethet ires and
wheels checkedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. Note
sonr egular lyinspecting wheels and
tires &
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged tires
Dama gedt ires can cause tir epressur eloss.
As aresult, youc oul dlose control of your
ve hicle. #
Chec kthe tires regularly fors igns of
dama geand replace an ydamaged tires
immediatel y. Chec
kthe wheels and tires of your vehicle for
damag eregular ly,i .e. at leas tevery twow eeks,
as well as af terd riving off-road or on rough
ro ads. Damaged wheels can lead toaloss of tire
pressure.
Look out fort he following types of damage, for
ex ample:
R cutsint he tires
R punctures in thet ires
R tear sint he tires
R bulges on tires
R deformation or se vere cor rosion on wheels &
WARNING Risk ofhydroplaning because
tir et read is tool ow
Insuf ficient tir etread will result in reduced
tir et raction .The tir etread will no longer be
able todissipat ewater.
This increase sthe risk of hydroplaning on wet
ro ad sur faces, pa rticularly when tra veling at
an inappropriat espeed. If
th et irep ressur eist oo high or tool ow ,tires
ma yexhibit dif fere nt le vels of wear at dif fer‐
ent locations on thet iret read. #
Regular lych eckt he tir etread dep thand
th ec ondition of thet iret read across
th ee ntir ew idthofa ll tires.
Minimum tread dep thforu se:
R In summer: 00CEin (3 mm)
R In winter: 00CFin (4 mm) #
Fors afet yr easons, ha vethet ires
re placed befor ethe legally prescribed
limit fort he minimum tir etread dep this
re ached. Conduct
thef ollowing checks regular lyon all
wheels, at leas tonce amonthorasr equired, e.g.
befor ealong journe yorwhen driving off- road:
R checkt he tir epressur e(/ pag e296)
R checkt he valvec aps
Va lves mus tbeprotected from moistur eand
dir tw ithv alvec apss pecifically appr oved by
Mercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
R visually inspect thet read dep thand thet ire
tread across thew hole tir ewidth
Fo ru se in summer ,the minimum tread dep th
is 00CE in (3 mm) and foru se in winter 00CFin
(4 mm). Markings
1showinw hichp laces theb ar indica‐
to rs (ar row )are integ ratedi ntot he tir etread.
The yarevisible as soon as thet read dep this
appr oximately 00CDin (1.6 mm). Information on driving wit
hsummer tires
At temp eratures belo w50°F(10°C) summer
tires lose elasticit yand therefor etraction and
braking po wer.Chan gethet ires on your vehicle
to M+S tires. Using summer tires at very cold
te mp eratures could cause tear stof orm, thereby
damaging thet ires permanentl y.Mercedes-Benz 294
Wheels and tires