Oper
Oper
ating safe
ating safe ty
ty &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tomal-
functions or system failures
If yo u do not ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workor any requ ired repairs car-
ri ed out, this could result in malfunctions or
system failures. #
Always ha vethe prescribed service and
maintenance workas well any requ ired
re pairs car ried out at a quali/ed special-
ist workshop. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident or injury due
to improper modi/cations toelectronic
components
Modi/cations toelectronic components, their
soTware or wiring can impair their functional-
ity and/or the functionality of other networ ked
components or saf ety-re leva nt systems.
This can endanger theve hicle's operating
saf ety. #
You must not tamp er with wiring, elec-
tronic components, or their soTware. #
Always ha veworkon electrical and elec-
tronic devices car ried out at a quali/ed
specialist workshop. If
yo u modify the on-board electronics, thege n-
eral ope rating permit is rendered in valid.
Obser vethe "On-board electronics" section in
"Technical data".
* N
NOOTE
TE Impairment of the operating e1-
ciency of theve hicle or individual compo-
nents due totamp ering with the on-board
electronics The
vehicle is equipped bythe manufacturer
with various saf ety mechanisms that interact
with each other. If
th e system de tects tamp ering with the on-
board electronics due toan unau thorised
modi/cation of control units and/or their soT-
wa re/data, this may ha vethefo llowing
e.ects:
R Individual vehicle functions are (tempora-
ri ly ) no lon ger operational.
R The overallve hicle is (temporarily) no lon-
ge r operational. #
Have theve hicle checked immediately at
a qu ali/ed specialist workshop and, if
necessar y,reset tofactory settings. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due todriv-
ing toofast and due toimpacts tothe
ve hicle underbody and suspension com-
ponents In
thefo llowing situations, in particular, there
is a risk of damage totheve hicle:
R theve hicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high kerb or an unpa vedro ad Gene
ral no tes
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identi/cation number
tothe manufacturer. Fur-
th ermore, the manufacturer is subject toproduct
liability. Forth is reason the manufacturer also
uses operational data from theve hicle, fore xa m-
ple, forre calls. These data can also be used to
ex amine the customer's warranty and guarantee
claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outl etor at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work.
Conv Conv enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions
ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, fore xamp le:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate control settings
R individual settings, suchas interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself. Depending on
theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, fore xa mpl e:
R multimedia data, suc has music, /lms or pho-
to sfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in connection with
an integ rated hands-free system or an integ ra-
te d navigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services
These data for con venience and inf otainment
functions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or
th ey may be located on a device which you ha ve
connected totheve hicle, suc has a smartphone,
USB 0ash drive or MP3 pla yer.Ifyo u ha veentered
th ese data yourself, you can dele tethem at any
time.
This data is transmitted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in par-
ticular, when you use online services in accord-
ance with the settings that you ha veselected. Smar
Smar tphone int tphone int egr
egr ation (e.g. Andr
ation (e.g. Andr oid A
oid Aut
uto or
o or
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
)
)
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them
by means of the control elements integ rated in
th eve hicle. Images and audio from the smart-
phone can be output via the multimedia system.
Cer tain information is simultaneously transfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on the type and
integ ration, thisincludes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For
more information please consult the Owner's
Manual of theve hicle/inf otainment system.
This integ ration allo ws the use of selected smart-
phone apps, suc has navigation or music pla yer
apps. There is no fu rther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehicle
data is not directly accessible. The type of addi-
tional data processing is de term ined bythe pro-
vider of the app being used. Which settings you
can make, if an y,depends on the speci/c app and
th e operating system of your smartphone. General no
tes
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