MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2018 Owner's Manual
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#Slidethe controller up or down.
The map scale is enlar ged or reduced and
ch anges the size of the area.
#To set the area: pressTouch Control, the
to uchpad or the controller.
The area is entered into the list.
Changing an area
Multimedia sy stem:
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W L R Q. $ Y R L G 2 S W L R Q V. $ U H D V
#Highlight an area in the list.
#Select ¥ ( G L W.
Moving the area on the map
#Swipe in any direction on Touch Control or
to uchpad.
or
#Slid eth e controller in any direction.
Changing the size of the area
#Press Touch Control, theto uchpad or the
controller.
#Swipe up or down on Touch Control or the
to uchpad.
or
#Slid eth e controller up or down.#Press Touch Control, theto uchpad or the
controller.
Ta king the area for the route into account
#Av oid Oan area in the list.
Ro ute guidance active: a new route iscalcu‐
lated.
No route has been created: the setting is car‐
ri ed ove rto the next route guidance.
The route can include an area that is tobe
av oided in thefo llowing cases:
Rth e destination is located in an area that
is to be avo ided
Rthere is no sensible alternative route Deleting
one orall areas
Multimedia system:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.À 5 R X W H D Q G 3 R V L
W L R Q. $ Y R L G 2 S W L R Q V. $ U H D V
#Highlight an area in the list.
#Select ¥ ' H O H W H or¥ ' H O H W H $ O O.
#Confirm the prom ptwith < H V.
One or all areas are dele ted.
Up dating the map data
Up dating at the authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center
The digital maps generated bythe map software
become outdated in the same wayas co nven‐
tional road maps. Optimal route guidance can
only be pr ovided bythe navigation sy stem in
conjunction with the most up-to-date map data.
Information about new versions of the digital
map can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
There you can receive updates tothe digital
map.
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Map data
Your vehicle is supplied with map data at thefa c‐
to ry. Depending on the count ry, map data for
yo ur region is either pre-ins talled or the map
data is supplied on a data storage medium. You
do not require an activation code forth e map
data which is pr ovided with your vehicle.
If th e map data on your vehicle has been ins tal‐
led at thefa ctory and youwish toreins tall it, you
do not need toenter the activation code.
An activation code is requ ired for purchased
map data.
The activation code:
Rcan be used in one vehicle
Ris non-transferable
Rhas six digits
Please contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center if you are experiencing thefo llowing
problems:
Rth e multimedia sy stem does not accept the
activation code
Ryo u ha velost the activation code Displaying
the compass
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select & R P S D V V.
The compass display sho wsthefo llowing
information:
Rth e cur rent di rection of tr avel with bear‐
ing (360 deg reefo rm at) and compass
direction
Rlongitude and latitude coo rdinates in
degrees, minutes and seconds
Rheight (rounded)
Rnumber of GPS satellites from which a
signal can be receive d
Setting the map scale automatically
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V
The map scale is set automatically depending on
yo ur driving speed.
Fo r journe ysin cities with de tailed city models, a
map view from the driver's perspective is used.
#Switch $ X W R = R R P onO or off ª. %
The automatically selected map scale can be
changed manuall y.After a few seconds, this
is automatically reset.
Displaying the satellite map
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
& R Q W H Q W
Satellite maps can be displa yed in map scales
from 2 mi (2 km).
#Switch 6 D W H O O L W H 0 D S onO or off ª.
By doing so, satellite maps in map scales
from 2 mi (2 km) to10 mi (10 km) can be
switched off.
% Satellite maps forth ese map scales are not
av ailable in all countries.
#Alternatively: switch th e map menu onOor
off ª.
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Displayingweather information
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
& R Q W H Q W
#Switch : H D W K H U , Q I R U P D W L R Q onO or off ª.
When the function is switched on O, current
we ather information is displa yed on the navi‐
ga tion map, e.g. temp erature or cloud co ver.
This function is not available in all countries.
#Alternatively: in map menu 6switch onO
or off ª(→page 276).
% Weather information is not available in all
countries.
% Requirement (USA): Mercedes-Benz
mbrace
®is activated.
Calling up the Digital Operator's Manual
(navigation)
Information on navigation
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 1 D Y L J D
W L R Q , Q I R
#Select theto pic.
Te lephone
Telephony
Telephone menu overview
1Blue tooth®device name of the cur rently
connected mobile phone
2Signal stre ngth of the mobile phone network
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3Batterystatus of the connected mobile
phone
4¢ (telephone ready) or w(call active)
5Conta cts (→page286)
6Call list (→page 289)
7Toconnect the device (→page 283)
8Te xt message s
9Active call
AOptions
Symbols 1to4 are not shown until af ter a
mobile phone has been connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. The symbols depend on your
mob ilephone and your mob ilephone network
pr ov ider. Blu
etoo th
®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‐
te m
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:
RA mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem via Blue tooth®(→page 283). Note
s ontelephony
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo 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.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated intheve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
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This could also causeyouto lose control of
th eve hicle.
Only operate this equipment when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y.
You must observ eth e legal requ irements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating mobile communication equipment in
th eve hicle.
Fu rther information can be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect.
To impr ovevoice quality, the multimedia sy stem
supports telephone calls in HD Voice
®.
In order touse this function, the mobile phones
and the mobile phone network pr ovider of the
person you are calling must support HDVoice
®.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may fluctuate. The
following situations can lead tothe call
being disconnected while theve hicle is in
motion:
RThere is insuf ficient network co verage inthe
area.
RYo u mo vefrom one GSM or UMTS transmit‐
te r/receiver area (cell) into ano ther and no
communication channels are free.
RThe SIM card used is not compatible with the
network available.
RA mobile phone with "Twincard" is logged
into the network with the second SIM card at
th e same time.
Connecting a mobile phone (Blue tooth
®tel‐
ephony)
Re quirements:
RBlue tooth®is activated on the mobile phone
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
RBlue tooth®is activated on the multimedia
sy stem (→page 249). Mul
timedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.á & R Q Q H F W ' H Y L F H
Sear ching for a mobile phone
#Select & R Q Q H F W 1 H Z ' H Y L F H .
#Select 6 W D U W 6 H D U F K R Q 6 \ V W H P .
The available mobile phones are displa yed. If
a new mobile phone is found, it is indicated
by theá symbol.
Connecting a mobile phone (authorization
using Secure Simple Pairing)
#Select the mobile phone.
A code is displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
and on the mobile phone.
#If th e codes match: confirm the code on
th e mobile phone.
Connecting a mobile phone (authorization by
entering a passk ey)
#Select the mobile phone.
#Choose a one tosixteen-digit number combi‐
nation as a passk ey.
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#Onthe multimedia sy stem: enter the pass‐
ke yand select a.
#Onthe mobile phone: enterthe passk ey
again and con firm .
% Upto15 mobile phones can be auth orized
on the multimedia sy stem.
Auth orized mobile phones are reconnected
au tomatical ly.
Disconnecting amobile phone (deau thoriz‐
ing)
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.á & R Q Q H F W ' H Y L F H
#Select the mobile phone from the device list.
#Select ¥.
#Select ' H D X W K R U L ] H.
#Select < H V.
Switching mobile phones
Re quirement:
RThe mobile phones are authorized
(→page 283). Multimedia sy
stem:
, 3 K R Q H.á & R Q Q H F W ' H Y L F H
#Inthe device list, select a mobile phone
which has already been authorized.
% Only one mobile phone can be connected at
any one time. The connected mobile phone
is displa yed at theto p of the list.
Using the mobile phone with NearField Com‐
munication (NFC)
Re quirements:
RNFC is activated on the mobile phone (see
th e manufacturer's operating instructions)
Rthe mobile phone's screen is switched on
and unloc ked (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions)
NFC enables short- range wi reless data transfer.
#To connect a mobile phone: openstowage
compartment co ver1.
#Place the NFC area of the mobile phone (see
manufacturer's operating instructions) on
NFC logo 2onthe inside of the co ver.
The mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem.
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#Tochange mobile phones: placethe NFC
area of the mobile phone (see manufactur‐
er's operating instructions) on NFC logo 2.
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ized on the multimedia sy stem, it is now con‐
nected.
If th e mobile phone is authorized on the mul‐
timedia sy stem forth efirs t time, it is connec‐
te d af ter confirming the mobile phone
instructions (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther information can be found at: http://
www .mercedes-benz.com/connect
Fu rther functions without having a mobile phone
authorized on the multimedia sy stem (see manu‐
fa cturer's ope rating instructions):
Rtrans ferring a URL tobe vie wed in the multi‐
media sy stem
Rsetting up theve hicle's Wi-Fi access da tavia
th e sy stem settings (→page 250) Setting
there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Requ irement:
RA mobile phone is authorized (→page 283).
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.á & R Q Q H F W ' H Y L F H
This function ensures optimal language quality.
#Highlight the mobile phone in the device list.
#Select ¥.
#Select 5 H F H S W L R Q 9 R O X P H or 7 U D Q V P L V V L R Q
9 R O X P H .
#Setthevo lume.
Fu rther information on there commended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justing the call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.õ $ X G L R. 3 K R Q H
#Select & D O O 9 R O X P H or 5 L Q J W R Q H 9 R O X P H.
#Set thevo lume. St
arting/ stopping mobile phone voice recog‐
nition
Re quirements:
Rthe mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem (→page 283).
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
Using thete lephone
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
Making a call
#Select 1 X P H U L F D O . H \ S D G .
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#Enterthe number.
#Select w.
The call is made.
Ac cepting a call
#Select $ F F H S W .
Re jecting a call
#Select 5 H M H F W.
Ending a call
#Select =.
Ac tivating functions during a call
#To show all functions, navigate down.
The following functions are available during a
call:
R ( Q G & D O O
R 0 D N H $ G G L W L R Q D O & D O O
R . H \ E R D U G (showtosend DTMF tones)
RSwitch 0 X W H 0 L F onO or off ª.
R 3 U L Y D W H 0 R G H (an activecall in hands-free
mode is transfer redove rto thete lephone) Conducting calls with se
veral participants
Requ irements:
RThere is an active call (→page 285).
RAnother 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 & R Q W L Q X H & D O O or ( Q G & D O O.
Conducting a conference call
#Select & U H D W H & R Q I H U H Q F H & D O O 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. Incoming call during an
existing call (call
wa iting)
Re quirement:
RThere is an active call (→page 285).
If yo ure ceive a call while already in a call, a
message is displa yed. An acoustic signal also
sounds.
#Select $ F F H S W .
The incoming call is active. The pr evious call
is on hold.
#Select 5 H M H F W.
% This function and behavior 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
memory card.
It is possible tostore up to6,000 contacts:
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R3,000 entries arefor permanently sa ved con‐
ta cts.
R3,000 for contacts loaded from the mobile
phone.
Fr om the contac ts menu, you can per form the
fo llowing actions:
RUsing thete lephone
-Calling a con tact (→page 288)
-Calling a new number (→page 288)
RNavigation (→page 262)
RWriting messages (→page 288)
If a mobile phone is connec tedto the multimedia
sy stem (
→page 283) and automatic calling up
(→page 287) is activated, the mobile phone's
conta cts are displ ayed in the address book.
Downloading mobile phone contacts
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.Z 2 S W L R Q V
Au tomatically
#Ac tivate O 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 \ . Manually
#Deactivate
ª 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
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
Depending on thech aracter set, thefo llowing
options can be used tosear chfor contacts:
Rsearch byinitials
Rsear chbyname
Rsea rchby phone number
#Enterch 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:
Rphone numbers
Rnavigation addresses
Rge o-coordinates
RInternet address
Editing thefo rm at of a contact's name
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 1 D P H ) R U
P D W
The following options are available:
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.
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Overview of importing contacts
Importing contacts as electronic business
cards
SourceRequirements:
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 If
th e sending of
vCards via Blue tooth®
is suppor ted, vCards
can be receive d on
mobile phones or net‐
books, forex ample.
Blue tooth
®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.
Importing contacts into the 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 a mobile 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 ved in the multimedia sy stem
is identified bythef symbol.
Calling a contact
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
#Enterch aracters into the sear chfield.
#Select the conta ct.
#Selectthete lephone number.
The number is dialed.
Selecting fur ther options in the contacts
menu
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
#Select a conta ct.
#Select¥.
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