MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owners Manual
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Blue
tooth ®
profile 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 298).
R Two mobile phones are connected with the
multimedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(two
phone mode) (/ page 299). 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 (Blue
tooth ®
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 258).
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Devices
Sear ching for a mobile phone #
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. 298
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#
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:
4 Telephone 5
ª Devices #
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 337). %
A mobile phone can be operated bo thas an
audio source as well as telephone in parallel.
% The type of connection forth e connected
mobile phone, forex ample as Phone 1,
Phone 2 or asAudio source , can berede‐
fi ned at any time. (/ page 299).
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 In
terc hanging mobile phones (two phone
mode)
Re quirements:
R The mobile phones are authorised
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Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Devices #
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 Disconnects a mobile phone( /page 300)
6 De-au thorises a mobile phone(/ page 300)%
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:
4 Telephone 5
ª Devices #
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:
4 Telephone 5
ª Devices #
Select the% symbol in the line of the
mobile phone. #
Answer the confi rmation prom ptwith Yes.
The mobile phone is de-authorised and
dele ted from the sy stem. 300
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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 260).
Fu rther information can be found at: https://
www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com/
Using a mobile phone with Near-Field 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) Connecting a mobile phone
#
Open stowage compartment co ver1. #
Hold the NFC inter face of the mobile phone
(see manufacturer's operating instructions)
on mat 2or place the mobile phone on mat
2 with the display facing up wards.
The mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. #
Follow the additional prom pts on the media
display toconnect the mobile phone.
Re placing a mobile phone #
Hold the NFC inter face of the mobile phone
(see manufacturer's operating instructions) on mat
2or place the mobile phone on mat
2 with the display facing up wards.
Fu rther information can be found at: https://
www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com/
Setting there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone is authorised
(/ page 298).
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
Z Options
5 Telephone
This function ensures optimal language qualit y. #
Select Reception volume orTransmission
volume. #
Set thevo lume.
Fu rther information on there commended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: https://
www.me rcedes-benz-mobile.com/ Multimedia sy
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justing the call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
õ Audio 5
Telephone #
Select Speech volume orRingtone volume .#
Set thevo lume.
St arting or stopping mobile phone voice rec‐
ognition
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem (/ page 298).
St arting mobile phone voice recognition #
Press and hold theó button on the multi‐
function steering wheel for more than one
second.
Yo u can use mobile phone voice recognition.
St opping mobile phone voice recognition #
Press the8 or~ button on the multi‐
function steering wheel. Calls
Te
lephone operation
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Contacts
Making a call #
Select Numerical keypad. #
Ente rth e number. #
Select w.
The call is made.
Ac cepting a call #
Select Accept .
Re jecting a call #
Select Reject.
No ting an incoming call in "In-Car Of fice" #
If "In-Car Of fice" is available: select
Reminder (/page 308).
Ending a call #
Select =. Ac
tivating functions during a call #
Toshow all functions, navigate down.
The following functions are available during a
call:
R End call
R Make additional call
R Keyboard (showtosend DTMF tones)
R Switch Mute mic onO or off ª.
R Private mode (an activecall in hands-free
mode is transfer redove rto thete lephone)
Conducting calls with se veral participants
Requ irements:
R There is an active call (/ page 302).
R Another call is being made.
Switching between calls #
Select call #.
The selected call is active. The other call is
on hold.
Ac tivating or ending a call on hold #
Select Continue call orEnd call. 302
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Conducting a conference call
#
Select Create conference call inthete le‐
phone menu.
The new participant is included in the confe r‐
ence call.
Ending an active call #
Select =.
% On some mobile phones, the call on hold is
activated as soon as the active call is ended.
Ac cepting/rejecting a waiting call
Re quirements:
R There is an active call (/ page 302).
If yo ure cei vea call while already in a call, a
message is displa yed. An acoustic signal also
sounds. #
Select Accept.
The incoming call is active.
If only one mobile phone is connec ted with
th e multimedia sy stem, the pr evious call will
be put on hold. If during a call
you accept a call with the
ot her mobile phone when in two phone mode
th en theex isting call is ended. #
Select Reject.
% This function and behaviour depends on your
mobile phone network pr ovider and the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions). Contacts
Information about
the contacts menu
The con tacts menu contains all contacts from
ex isting data sources, e.g. mobile phone or
memo rycard. You can store up to6,000 con‐
ta cts.
Depending on the data source, you ha vethefo l‐
lowing number of con tacts:
R Perm anently sa ved con tacts: 3,000 entries
R Contacts loaded from the mobile phone:
3,000 entri es Fr
om the conta cts menu, you can per form the
fo llowing actions:
R Telephone operation:
- Calling a con tact (/ page 305)
- Calling a new number (/ page 302)
R Navigation (/ page275)
R Compose messa ges (/ page 306)
If a mobile phone is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem (/ page 298) and automatic calling up
(/ page 303) is activated, the mobile phone's
conta cts are displ ayed in the address book.
Downloading mobile phone contacts
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
Z Options 5
Contacts
Au tomatically #
Activate Synchronise contacts automatically
O.
Manual ly #
Deactivate ªSynchronise contacts auto-
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#
Select Synchronise contacts .
Calling up contacts
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Contacts
Depending on thech aracter set, thefo llowing
options can be used tosear chfor contacts:
R sear ching byinitials
R sear ching byname
R searching byphone number #
Ente rch aracters into the sear chfield.
A selection of possible conta cts appears.
Entering more characters into the sear ch
fi eld nar rows down the number of possible
selections. #
Select the conta ct.
A contact can contain thefo llowing de tails:
R phone numbers
R navigation addresses
R geo-coordinates
R Internet address Editing
thefo rm at of a contact's name
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
Z Options 5
Contacts
5 Name format
The following options are available:
R Surname, first name
R Surname First name
R First name Surname #
Select an option.
Overview of importing contacts
Contacts from various sources Source
Requirements:
ò Memory car dThe SD memory card
is inser ted.
ò USB device The USB device is
inserted in the USB
port. Source
Requirements:
ñ Bluetooth ®
con‐
nection Blu
etoo th®
is activa‐
te d in the multimedia
sy stem and on the
re spective device
(see the manufactur‐
er's operating instruc‐
tions).
ó Mobile phone The mobile phone is
connectedtothe mul‐
timedia sy stem. %
Ifth e sending of vCards via Blue tooth®
is
suppor ted, vCards can be recei ved on
mobile phones or netbooks, forex ample.
Importing contacts into the contacts menu
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
Z Options 5
Contacts #
Select Import. #
Select an option. 304
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Saving a mobile phone contact
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Contacts #
Select the mobile phone conta ctó. #
Select p. #
Select Save in vehicle .
The contact sa ved in the multimedia sy stem
is identified bythef symbol.
Calling a contact
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Contacts #
Ente rch aracters into the sear chfield. #
Select the conta ct. #
Select thete lephone number.
The number is dialled.
Selecting fur ther options in the contacts
menu
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Contacts #
Select a conta ct. #
Select p. Depending on
thestored data, thefo llowing
options are available:
R Call
R Send text message
R Show website (if an Intern et address has
been stored)
R Navigate (if an address has been stored)
R Save as global favourite
R Send DTMF tones (for a number with DTMF
to nes) #
Select an option.
Deleting a contact
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Contacts
Yo u can dele tecontacts stored in theve hicle. #
Sear chforth e conta ct. #
Select the conta ct. #
Select p. #
Select Delete contact . #
Select Yes. Call li
st Call list
overview
Depending on whe ther your mobile phone sup‐
ports the PBAP Blue tooth®
profile or not, this
can ha vediffere nt ef fects on the presentation
and functions of the call list.
If th e PBAP Blue tooth ®
profile is suppor ted, the
ef fects are as follo ws:
R The call lists from the mobile phone are dis‐
pla yed in the multimedia sy stem.
R When connecting the mobile phone, you may
ha ve toconfirm the connection forth e PBAP
Blue tooth ®
profile.
If th e PBAP Blue tooth ®
profile is not suppor ted,
th e ef fects are as follo ws:
R The multimedia sy stem generates its own call
li st s.
R The call list is not synchronised with the call
lists in the mobile phone. Multimedia sy
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Making a call from
the call list
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ø Call list #
Select a number.
The call is made. Te
xt messages Overview of
text message functions
If th e connected mobile phone supports the
MAP Blue tooth®
profile, thete xt messa gefunc‐
tions can be used on the multimedia sy stem.
Yo u can obtain fur ther information about set‐
tings and suppor ted functions of Blue tooth ®
-
capable mobile phones at a Mercedes-Benz
service centre or at: https://www.mercedes-
benz-mobile.com/
Some mobile phones require fur ther settings
af te r being connected tothe multimedia sy stem
(see manufacturer's operating instructions).
New messages are identified bythei sym‐
bol in the media display and an audible signal. Depending on
the mobile phone, the multimedia
sy stem only displa ysnew incoming text mes‐
sa ge s or the10 0 ne westtext messa ges.
The ú symbol is displa yed when the mobile
phone's message memory is full.
Configuring the displa yedte xt messages
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
Z Options
5 Text message 5
Message display #
Select p.
A menu with thefo llowing options is shown:
R All messages
R New and unread messages
R New messages
R Off (The text messa ges are not displa yed
automaticall y.) #
Select an option.
% The setting may not be acti veuntil the
mobile phone is reconnected. Re
ading text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
i Text message
Re ading a text message #
Select a text messa ge.
The message text is displ ayed.
Using there ad-aloud function #
Select a text messa ge. #
Select Read aloud .
The text messa geisread aloud.
Composing and sending a text message
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
i Text message #
Select Write new text message.
Ad ding a recipient #
Select Press to add recipient. #
Select the conta ct.
Dictating text #
Select Press to dictate. 306
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#
Tostart the dictation function: press on
th e cent ral control element.
The app forth e dictation function is loaded.
If th ere was no prior Internet connection, a
connection is now es tablished. #
Say the message.
The dictation ends automatically af teryou
ha ve finished speaking.
Af terth evo ice message has been processed,
it is shown as text. #
Toreplace a message: selectReplace mes-
sage.
The text that has been dictated and shown
on the display is reset and can be dictated
again.
Editing text #
Select thewo rd. #
Tocall up the cor rection menu: press on
th e cent ral control element.
The following options are available:
R adjusting the capitalisation of words (if
suppor tedby thech aracter set) R
expanding thech oice of words
R deleting the selection
R recording a new dictation #
Tolea vethe menu: selectDone.
Sending text messages #
Select Send text message .
Re plying toate xt message
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
i Text message #
Open thete xt messa ge. #
Select p. #
Select Reply.
Calling a text message sender
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
i Text message #
Open thete xt messa ge. #
Select p. #
Select Call sender. Deleting
text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
i Text message #
Select p. #
Todel ete a text message: selectDelete. #
Outbox
or #
Select Drafts. In-Car Of
fice "In Car Of
fice" functions
Using "In Car Of fice", you can connect your
online services with the multimedia sy stem.
The following functions are available:
R Display of upcoming meetings in the calen‐
dar
R Selection of a meeting as a destination in the
navigation
R Display of upcoming telephone con fere nces
R Selection of telephone con fere nces for auto‐
matic dialling Multimedia sy
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