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Manually
#Deactivateª 6 \ Q F K U R Q L ] H & R Q W D F W V $ X W R
P D W L F D O O \ .
#Select 6 \ Q F K U R Q L ] H & R Q W D F W V .
Calling up contacts
Multimedias ystem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
Depending on thec haracter set, thef ollowing
options can be used tosear chforc ontacts:
Rsearching byinitials
Rsear ching byname
Rsea rching byphone number
#Enterc haracter sintot he sear chfield.
As election of possible conta cts appears.
Entering mor echaracter sintot he sear ch
fi eld nar rows down then umber of possible
selections.
#Select thec onta ct.
Ac ontact can contai nthe following de tails:
Rphonen umbers
Rnavigation addresses
Rgeo-coordinates
RInterne taddress
Editing thef orma tofac ontact's name
Multimedi asystem:
, 3 K R Q H.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 1 D P H ) R U
P D W
The following option sareavailable:
R / D V W 1 D P H ) L U V W 1 D P H
R / D V W 1 D P H ) L U V W 1 D P H
R ) L U V W 1 D P H / D V W 1 D P H
#Select an option. Overvie
wofimportin gcontacts
Importin gcontact saselectronic business
cards
Source Requirements
ò Memor ycardT he SD memor ycard
is inser ted.
ò USB device The USB device is
insertedint he USB
port.
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SourceRequirements
ñ Bluetooth
®con‐
nection If
th es endin gof
vCards via Blue tooth®
is suppor ted, vCards
can be receive don
mobile phones or net‐
books, fore xamp le.
Blue tooth
®is activa‐
te dint he multimedia
sy stem and on the
re spectiv edevice
(see them anufactur‐
er's operating instruc‐
tions).
ó Mobile phone The mobile phone is
connectedtothem ul‐
timedia sy stem.
Importing contacts int othe contacts menu
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.Z 2 S W L R Q V
#Select , P S R U W.
#Select an option. Saving
amobile phone contact
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
#Select theó mobile phone conta ct.
#Select¥.
#Select 6 D Y H W R 9 H K L F O H.
The contact sa vedint he multimedia sy stem
is identified bythef symbol.
Calling acontact
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
#Enterc haracter sintot he sear chfield.
#Select thec onta ct.
#Select thet elephone number.
The number is dialed.
Selecting fur ther options in thec ontacts
menu
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
#Select aconta ct.
#Select ¥. Depending on
thes tore dd ata, thef ollowing
options ar eavailable:
R & D O O
R 6 H Q G 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H
R 6 K R Z : H E V L W H (ifaw eb address has been
st ored)
R 1 D Y L J D W H (if an address has been stored)
R 6 D Y H 0 \ ) D Y R U L W H
R 6 H Q G ' 7 0 ) 7 R Q H V (foranumber wit hDTMF
to nes)
#Select an option.
Deletin gacontact
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
Yo uc an dele tecontacts stored in thev ehicle.
#Sear chfort he contact.
#Sel ectthe contact.
#Sel ect¥.
#Select ' H O H W H & R Q W D F W .
#Select < H V.
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Call list
Call listoverview
If yo ur mob ilephones upportst he PBAP Blue‐
toot h
®profile:
RThe call lists from them obile phone ar edis‐
pla yedint he multimedia sy stem.
RWhen connecting them obile phone, youm ay
ha ve toconfir mthe connection fort he PBAP
Blue tooth
®profile.
If yo ur mob ilephoned oes notsuppo rttheP BAP
Blue tooth
®profile:
RThe multimedia sy stem generates its ownc all
li st s.
RThe call lis tisnotsynchronized wit hthe call
lists in them obile phone.
Making acall from the call list
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ø 5 H F H Q W & D O O V
0 R E L O H S K R Q H
#Select an ent ry.
The call is made. Options in
thec all list
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ø 5 H F H Q W & D O O V
0 R E L O H S K R Q H
#Highlight an ent ry.
#Select ¥.
The following option sareavailable:
R 6 H Q G 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H
R 2 S H Q & R Q W D F W
#Select an option.
Text messages
Overvie woftextm essag efunctions
If th ec onnected mobile phone supports the
MAP Blue tooth
®profile, thet extm essage func‐
tions can be use donthe multimedia sy stem.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information about set‐
ting sand suppor tedf unction sofBluetooth
®-
capable mobil ephones from an au thorized
Mercedes-Benz Center or at :http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect Some mobile phones
requiref urther settings
af te rb eing connected tothem ultimedia sy stem
(see manufacturer's operating instructions).
Ne wm essages ar eidentified bythe1 symbol
in them ultimedia sy stem's displa yand an audi‐
ble signal.
Depending on them obile phone, them ultimedia
sy stem onl ydispla ysnewi ncoming text mes‐
sage sort he100n ewesttex tm essage s.
Configuring thed ispla yedt extm essages
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 H V V D J H ' L V
S O D \
#Select ¥.
Am enu wit hthe following option sisshown:
R $ O O 0 H V V D J H V
R 1 H Z D Q G 8 Q U H D G 0 H V V D J H V
R 1 H Z 0 H V V D J H V
R 2 I I(The text message sarenotd ispla yed
automaticall y.)
#Select an option.
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Reading text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.i 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H
Re ading atextm essage
#Select atextm essage .
The messag etextisd ispl ay ed.
Using ther ead-aloud function
#Select atextm essage .
#Select 5 H D G $ O R X G .
The text message isread aloud.
Composing and sending atextm essage
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.i 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H
#Navigat etot he lef ttwice.
#Select : U L W H 1 H Z 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H.
Ad ding arecipient
#Select 3 U H V V W R $ G G 5 H F L S L H Q W .
#Selectthec onta ct. Dictating
text
#Select 3 U H V V W R ' L F W D W H .
The app fort he dictation function is loaded.
If th er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, a
connection is no westablished.
#To star tt he dictation function: pressthe
controller or touchpad.
#Sa ythe message.
The dictation ends automaticall yafter you
ha ve finished speaking.
Af tert he voice messag ehas been processed,
it is shown as text.
Editin gtext
#Select thew ord.
#Tocall up thec orrection menu: pressthe
controller or touchpad.
The following option sareavailable:
Radjustin gthe capitalization of words( if
suppor tedbyt hecharacter set)
Rexpanding thec hoice of words
Rdeletin gthe selection
Rrecording anew dictation
#Tolea vethem enu: select ' R Q H.
Sending text messages
#Select 6 H Q G 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H .
Re plyin gtoat extm essage
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.i 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H
#Select thet extm essage .
#Select¥.
#Select 5 H S O \.
Calling atextm essag esender
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.i 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H
#Select thet extm essage .
#Select¥.
#Select & D O O 6 H Q G H U.
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Deletingtext messages
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.i 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H
#Select ¥.
#Todel eteat extm essage: select ' H O H W H.
#Tochang efolders: select 6 Z L W F K ) R O G H U .# 2 X W E R [
or
#Select ' U D I W V.
Apple CarPlay™
Overvie wofApple CarPlay™
iPhone®function scan be used via them ultime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. The yareoper‐
ated using thec ontroller or theS iri
®voice-oper‐
ated control sy stem. Youc an act ivat et he voice-
operated control sy stem bypressing and holding
th eó button on them ultifunction 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
(
→pag e216).
On ly one mobile phone atat imec an be connec‐
te dv ia Apple CarPlay™ tothem ultimedia sys‐
te m.
The availabilityofA pple CarPlay™ ma yvary
accordingtot he country.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Information on Apple CarPlay™
While using Apple CarPlay™ various functions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, e.g. telephon yorthe
media sources Blue tooth
®audio and iPod®,are
una vailable.
Onl yone routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance isactiv eont he multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance isstar ted
on them obile phone. Connecting an iPhone
®via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements:
RApple®operatin gsystemv ersion iOS 8.3 or
abo veis ins talled on thei Phone®.
RTher eisanI nternetconnection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA pple CarPlay™.
RThe iPhone®is connected tothem ult imedia
sy stem via theU SB port çusing asuita‐
ble cable (
→pag e300).
Multimedia sy stem:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ S S O H & D U 3 O D \
Setting automatic or manual start
Am essage appearswhen connec tedf or thef irst
time.
#Au tomatic star t:select $ X W R P D W L F D O O \ .
6 W D U W $ X W R P D W L F D O O \ is activatedO.
Apple CarPlay™ will no wstart immediately
af te rt he iPhone
®is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem using aUSB cable.
#Manuals tart:select 0 D Q X D O O \ .
#Selectthei Phone®in thed evice list.
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Accepting/rejecting thed atap rote ction reg‐
ulations
Am essag ewitht he dat aprotection regulations
appears.
#Select $ F F H S W 6 W D U W .
or
#Select ' H F O L Q H ( Q G.
If yo us elected automat icstart, youw illha ve
to star tA pple CarPlay™ manuall ythe next
time youw ant touse it.
Exiting Apple CarPlay™
#Press theò button on them ultifunction
st eering wheel, fore xamp le.
% If Apple CarPlay™ wasn otdispla yedint he
fo re ground befor edisconnecting, thea ppli‐
cation starts in theb ackg round when recon‐
nected. Youc an call up Ap pleCarPlay™ in
th em ain menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ S S O H & D U 3 O D \. 6 R X Q G
#Select thet one men u(→page 316). Endin
gApple CarPlay™
Multimedia sy stem:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ S S O H & D U 3 O D \
#Select ' L V F R Q Q H F W .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
wit he lectri city.
or
#Disconnect thec onnecting cable between
th em obile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th ec onnecting cable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y.
Android Auto
Android Autoove rview
Mobile phonef unctionscan be used with
Android Autousingt he Android operating sys‐
te mont he multimedia sy stem. It is operated
using thec ontroller or thev oice-operated con‐
trol sy stem. Youc an activat ethe voice-opera ted
control sy stem bypressing and holding theó
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
(
→pag e216).
Only one mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Android Auto to them ultimedia sy stem.
The availabilityofA ndroid Au toand Android Auto
App smayvary accordingtot he country.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Information on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,v arious functi ons of
th em ultimedia sy stem, fore xamp lethem edia
source Blue tooth
®audio, ar enotavailable.
Only one routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance isactiv eont he multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone.
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Connectingamobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements:
RThefirs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAutoont he
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons.
RThe mobile phone supports Android Auto
from Android 5.0.
RThe Android Autoapp is ins talled on the
mobilep hone.
RIn ordertouse thet elephone functions, the
mobilep hone mus tbeconnected tothem ul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth
®(→page275).
If th er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, this
is es tablished wit hthe use of them obile
phone wit hAndroid Au to.
RThe mobile phone is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem via theU SB port çusing a
suitable cable (
→pag e300).
RTher eisanI nternetconnection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA ndroid Auto. Multimedia sy
stem:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ Q G U R L G $ X W R
#Select them obile phone from thed evice list.
Ac cepting/rejecting thed atap rote ction reg‐
ulations
Am essag ewitht he dat aprotection regulations
appears.
#Select $ F F H S W 6 W D U W .
or
#Select ' H F O L Q H ( Q G.
Ac tivatin gautomati cstar t
#Select 6 W D U W $ X W R P D W L F D O O \ O.
St arting manually
#Select them obile phone from thed evice list.
Exiting Android Auto
#Press theò button on them ultifunction
st eering wheel, fore xamp le.
% If Android Autowa sn otdispla yedint hefore ‐
ground befor edisconnecting, thea pplication
st arts in theb ackg round when reconnected. Yo
uc an call up Android Autointhem ain
menu.
Calling up theA ndroid Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ Q G U R L G $ X W R. 6 R X Q G
#Selecting thet one men u(→page 316).
Endin gAndroid Au to
Multimedia sy stem:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ Q G U R L G $ X W R
#Select ' L V F R Q Q H F W .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
wit he lectri city.
or
#Disconnect thec onnecting cable between
th em obile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th ec onnecting cable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y.
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Transfer redv ehicle dat awhenu sing Apple
CarPlay™ and Android Auto
Information on trans ferred vehicl edata
When using Android Autoor Apple CarPlay™,
cer tain 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.
Sy stem information:
RSoftwar erelease of them ultimedia sy stem
RSy stem ID (anonymized)
The transfer of this dat aisusedtooptimize com‐
munication between thev ehicle and them obile
phone.
To do this, and toassigns everalv ehicles tothe
mobilep hone,avehicle identifier is randomly
ge nerated.
Thi sh asno connectio ntothevehicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele tedw hen them ulti‐
media sy stem is rese t(
→pag e248).
Driving status data:
RTransmission position engaged
RDistinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
RDay/night mode of thei nstrument clus ter
The transfer of this dat aisusedtoalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothed riving
situation.
Po sition data:
RCoordinates
RSpeed
RCompass direction
RAc celeration dire ction
Thisd ata is on lytransfer redw hile then avigation
sy stem is activ einorder toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in atunnel).
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®(USA)
Making acall via theo verhead control panel
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®is available in theU SA.
1Roadside Assis tance call
2SOS button co ver
3MB Inf ocall
4SOS button
#To mak eaR oadside Assistance call: press
button 1.
This initiates acalltotheM ercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
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#Tomak eane mergency call: press SOS
button co ver2 briefly toopen.
#Press and hold SOS button 4foratl east
one second.
This initiates acalltotheM ercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
#To mak eanMBI nfoc all: press button 3.
This initiates acalltotheM ercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
An emergency cal lcan be initia tede venifa
Ro adside Assis tance or MB Inf ocallisa ctive.
This has priority overallot her activ ecalls.
Callsv iatheo verhead control panel ar eonly
possible wit hanavailable mobile phonen et‐
wo rk.
Fu rther information on Mercedes-Benzm brace
®
andother services can be found at :http://
www .mbusa.com Inf
ormatio nonthe eme rgency call sy stem
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
despit epressing theS OS button
Even if youp ress theS OS button in an emer‐
ge ncy ,remaining in thev ehicle ma ybedan‐
ge rous fort he following reasons:
Ryo us ee smo keinside or outside of the
ve hicle, e.g. if ther eisaf irea fter an acci‐
dent
Rth ev ehicle is on adangerous section of
ro ad
Rthev ehicle is no tvisible or canno teasily
be seen by otherroad users, particular ly
when dar korinpoor visibility conditions
#Leavethev ehicle immediately in this or
similar situations as soon as it is saf eto
do so.
#Mo vetoas afel ocatio nalongw itho ther
ve hicle occupants.
#In suc hsituations, secur ethe vehicle in
accordance wit hnational regulations,
e.g. wit hawarning triangle.
Automatic eme rgency call
The emer gency cal lisinitia tedint hefollowing
situations:
Rth ea ir bag is deplo yed.
RtheE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge red.
Yo uc an endana utomaticallyinitiated emer‐
ge ncy cal lyourself af ter60s econds.
Manual emer gency call
An emer gency cal lcan be initia tedm anuall yvia
th eS OS button in theo verhead control panel
(
→pag e286).
If yo ul eave thev ehicle immediately af terp ress‐
ing theS OS button, youdon otknow if
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®has successfull ymade
th ee mer gency call.
Initiated eme rgency call
When avoice connection is es tablished between
th eC ustomer Assis tance Center and thev ehicle
occupants, thef ollowing options apply:
RIfth ev ehicle occupants ar eresponsive: the
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
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asksfor mor edetailed informatio nonthe
emer gency.
RIfth ev ehicle occupants ar enotresponsive:
an ambulance is sent tothev ehicle immedi‐
atel y.
Tr ansfer redd ata
During thev oice connection totheC ustomer
Assis tance Center ,the following dat aistransfer‐
re d:
RCur rent vehicle location
RVe hicle identification number
Emer gency call no tpossible
RIfth em obile phone networ kisunavailable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®is no table tomake
an emergency call.
Ac orresponding messag eappears inthe
multimedia sy stem displa y.
The indicator lam pflashes continuousl y.
In this case, seek assis tance by ot her means. Information on
theM BInfoc all
An Info calltot he Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center hasb eeni nitia tedv iathe
ove rhead control panel (
→pag e286).
Yo uc an find informatio nonthefollowing topics:
RMercedes-Benzm brace®activation
Roperatingthev ehicle
Rneares tauthorized Mercedes-BenzC enter
Rother products and services from Mercedes-
Benz
Dat aist ransmitted during thec onnection tothe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
(
→pa ge 288).
Information on theR oadside Assistance call
AR oadside Assis tance cal ltothe Mercedes-
Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center hasb eeni niti‐
ated via theo verhead control panel:
Rthep roblem wit hthe vehicle is analyzed
using remo tediagnosis.
Fu rther information about this can be
obtain
ed at :http://www.mbusa.com
Raq ualified Mercedes-Ben ztechnician ca rries
out repair sons itea nd/or thev ehicle will be
to we dtot he neares tauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Yo um aybe charge df or these services.
Dat aist ransmit tedd uring thec onnection tothe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
(
→pa ge 288).
Transfer redd ata during aservice call
In ce rtain countries youm ustc onfirm thed ata
transfer.
If yo um akes ervic ecalls usingM ercedes-Benz
br ace
®(USA), transfer redd atai ncludes thef ol‐
lowing:
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