MERCEDES-BENZ E43AMG 2017 W213 Owner's Manual
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#Toswitch off: press control knob 1.
The 8 symbol appears in thest atus line.
Yo uwill also hear traf fic announcements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted.
#To switch on: change the media source or
adjust thevo lume.
Ad justing the volume
#Turn control knob 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. You can set thevo lume of
ot her sound sources separatel y.
Ad just this in thefo llowing situations:
Rduring a traf fic announcement
Rduri ng a navigation announcement
The volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sourc e.
Rduring atelephone call
#Alternativel y:select 6 \ V W H P.
#Select $ X G L R.
#Selectvolume settings.
#Set thevo lume.
Entering characters
Using thech aracter input function
The following functions are available:
Rselecting a character in thech aracter bar
Rwriting a character on theto uchpad
Character input can be star ted with a control
and resumed with ano ther.
#On theTo uch Control and controller:
select a character in thech aracter bar.
Depending on the destination entered, the
fo llowing is available:
Rthe full set of characters
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Rcharacters which are useful forth e cur‐
re nt input string
Other characters are gr ayed out.
#On theto uchpad: Select acharacter in the
ch aracter bar.
or
#Wr ite thech aracters on theto uch-sensitiv e
sur face of theto uchpad.
Han dwriting recognition suppo rts yo uby
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function.
Characters can be entered using thefo llowing
me thods:
Rusing a keywor dsear chfor a track or artist
Rconnecting the mobile phone tothe multime‐
dia sy stem byentering the passk ey
Rentering a phone number
Rentering a web address Character input using
the controller
Example: renaming a favo rite
#Calling up the "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 228).
#To enter a character: turn3, slide 4
and press the controller.
The character is entered in the input line.
Use thefo llowing ent ryfunctions:
£ Todele teach aracter: press the control‐
ler.
To dele tean ent ry: press and hold the
controller until the entire ent ryis dele ted. Ä
To
switch tospecial characters and sym‐
bols.
X To
switch toupper-case or lo wer-case let‐
te rs.
B To
change the language.
v + D Q G Z U L W L Q J To
switch tocharacter ent ry
on theto uchpad.
% The available editing functions depend on
th e editing task, the language set and the
ch aracter le vel.
#To confirm the entr y:select ¡.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
#Enter a POI or address (→page 240).
Enterin gch aracters on theto uchpad
Re quirements:
The touchpad is switched on (
→page 225).
The entered or selected character should be
re ad out: the handwriting recognition read-aloud
function is switch ed on (
→page 226).
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Example:renaming a favo rite
#Callin g upthe "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 228).
#To enter a character: useyour finger to
write characters on theto uchpad.
The character is entered in the input line. If
dif fere nt interpr etations are possible, charac‐
te r suggestions are displa yed.
#To select a character suggestion: turnthe
controller.
#Re sume character input.
#To enter a space: swiperight when the cur‐
sor is located in the input line.
#To del ete a character: swipe left when the
cursor is loca ted in the input line.
#To confirm the entr y:press theto uchpad.#To finish character entr y:swipe upwards.
or
#Press the% button.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
#En ter a POI or add ress (→page 240).
Sy stem settings
Display
Configuring display settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.G ' L V S O D \ D Q G ' H V L J Q V
Designs
#Select ' H V L J Q V.
#Select 6 S R U W, & O D V V L F or 3 U R J U H V V L Y H.
Ad ditional displ ayarea
Depending on theve hicle, various items of addi‐
tional information can be shown. The additional display area comprises
the left-hand or right-
hand third of the displa y.
#Select $ G G L W L R Q D O ' L V S $ U H D .
The following display con tent can be selected:
R ' \ Q D P L F
R 1 D Y L J D W L R Q 0 D S
R & R Q V X P S W L R Q
R 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H
Display brightness
#Select ' L V S O D \ % U L J K W Q H V V.
#Select a brightness value.
Switching the display off/on
#Off: select ' L V S O D \ R I I .
#On:press a button, e.g. %.
Display design
#Select ' D \ 1 L J K W ' H V L J Q .
#Select $ X W R P D W L F , ' D \ ' H V L J Q or 1 L J K W
' H V L J Q .
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Timeand date
Setting the time and da teautomatically
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. $ X W R P D W L F
7 L P H 6 H W W L Q J V
The cor rect time is requ ired forth efo llowing
functions:
RRo ute guidance with time-dependent traf fic
guidance
RCalculation of expected time of ar riva l
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Setting the time zone
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. 7 L P H = R Q H
A list of count ries is displa yed.
#Select a count ry#.
Depending on the count ry, time zones are
displa yed.
#Select a time zone.
The time zone set is displa yed af ter 7 L P H
= R Q H . Setting summer time
The
$ X W R P D W L F ' D \ O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J 7 L P H and ' D \
O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J 7 L P H options cannot be selected in
all countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H
Au tomatically
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª $ X W R P D W L F ' D \
O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J 7 L P H .
Manual
#Deactivate $ X W R P D W L F ' D \ O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J 7 L P H
ª.
#Select ' D \ O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J 7 L P H .
#Select 2 Qor 2 I I.
Setting the time and date form at
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. 6 H W ) R U P D W
#Set the date and time form at#. Setting
the time manually
Re quirement
The $ X W R P D W L F 7 L P H 6 H W W L Q J V function is deacti‐
va ted or is not suppor ted in a time zone.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. 6 H W 7 L P H
#Set the hours.
#Na vigate totheright toset the minutes.
#Set the minutes.
#Confirm changes when exiting the menu.
The date is set automatically via GPS.
Blue tooth®
Blue tooth®settings
Blue tooth®tech nology is a standard for short-
ra nge wi reless data transfer up toappr oximately
32.8 ft(10 m). You can use Blue tooth
®tocon‐
nect your mobile phone tothe multimedia sys‐
te m and use thefo llowing functions, forex am‐
ple:
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RHands-free system with access tothefo llow‐
ing options:
-Contacts (→page 264)
-Call lists (→page 267)
-Te xt message s (→page 267)
RInternet connection (→page274)
RLis tening tomusic via Blue tooth®audio
(→page 290)
RTr ans ferring business cards (vCards) into the
ve hicle
Blue tooth
®is a regis tere d trademark of Blue‐
toot h Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
% Internet connection via Blue tooth
®is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blue tooth
®
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.ö & R Q Q H F W L Y L W \
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª Bluetoo th®.
Wi -Fi
Wi-Fi connection overview
Yo u can use Wi-Fi toestablish a connection with
a Wi -Fi network and toaccess the Internet or
any other network device.
The following connection options are available:
RWi -Fi connection.
The Wi-Fi connection is es tablished with a
Wi -Fi-enabled device, e.g. tothe cus tomer's
mobile phone or tablet PC.
RThe multimedia sy stem as a Wi-Fi hotspot.
Using this function, a tablet PC or no tebook
fo rex ample can be connec ted.
To establish a connection, you can use thefo l‐
lowing me thods:
RWPS PIN
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made via a PIN.
RWPS PBC
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made bypressing a button (push button).
RSecurity key. The connection
toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made via a secu rity key.
Setting up Wi-Fi
Prerequisite
The device tobe connec ted supports one of the
th re e means of connection described.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.ö & R Q Q H F W L Y L W \
Ac tivating/deactivating Wi-Fi
#Switch : L ) LonO or off ª.
If : L ) L is deactivated ª, communication via
Wi -Fi toall devices is inter rupte d. This also
means that a connection tothe HERMES
communication module cannot be estab‐
lished. Functions such as dynamicroute
guidance with Live Traf fic Information are
th en una vailable.
Connecting the multimedia sy stem with a
device via Wi-Fi
This function is available if a HERMES communi‐
cation module is not ins talled.
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The type of connection established must be
selected on the multimedia sy stem and on the
device tobe connec ted.
% The connection procedure may dif fer
depending on the device. Follow the instruc‐
tions that are shown in the displa y.Fu rther
information (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
#Select , Q W H U Q H W 6 H W W L Q J V .
#Select 6 H D U F K I R U : L ) L 1 H W Z R U N V.
#Via WPS PIN: highlight aWi-Fi network in
th e list.
#Select ¥ & R Q Q H F W Y L D : 3 6 3 , 1.
The multimedia sy stem generates an eight-
digit PIN.
#Enter this PIN on the device tobe connec ted.
#Confirm the ent ry.
#By pressing a button: highlight aWi-Fi net‐
wo rkinthe list.
#Select ¥ & R Q Q H F W Y L D : 3 6 3 % &.
#Select "Connect via WPS PBC" in the options
on the device tobe connec ted.
#Press the WPS button on the device tobe
connec ted.
#Select & R Q W L Q X H inthe multimedia sy stem.
#Using a security key:highlight a Wi-Fi net‐
wo rkinthe list.
#Select ¥ & R Q Q H F W 8 V L Q J 6 H F X U L W \ . H \.
#Have the security keydispla yed on the device
to be connec ted (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions).
#En terth is security keyon the multimedia sys‐
te m.
#Confirm the ent ryby pressing ¡.
% All devices support a security keyas a
mean sof connection .
Device ha salread ybeen connec ted
#To automatically connect: highlight aWi-Fi
network in the list.
#Ac tivate O¥ & R Q Q H F W $ X W R P D W L F D O O \ .
#Toconnect: highlight a Wi-Fi network in the
list.
#Select ¥ & R Q Q H F W .
The connection is es tablished again. These
functions are possible when the device has
already been connected totheWi -Fi networ k.
Setting up a Wi-Fi hotspot
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.ö & R Q Q H F W L Y L W \
Configuring the multimedia sy stem as a Wi-
Fi hotspot
The type of connection es tablished depends on
th e device tobe connec ted. The function must
be suppor tedby the multimedia sy stem and by
th e device tobe connec ted. The type of connec‐
tion es tablished must be selected on the multi‐
media sy stem and on the device tobe connec‐
te d.
#Select 6 H W 8 S + R W V S R W .
#Highlight & R Q Q H F W ' H Y L F H W R 9 H K L F O H + R W V S R W .
#Togenerate a WPS PIN: select¥ & R Q
Q H F W Y L D : 3 6 3 , 1 * H Q H U D W L R Q .
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#Enterthe PIN shown in the multimedia sys‐
te m display on the device tobe connec ted
and con firm .
#Connect via WPS pin: select¥ & R Q
Q H F W Y L D : 3 6 3 , 1 , Q S X W .
#Select ( Q W H U : 3 6 3 , 1.
#Enterth e PIN that is shown on theex tern al
device's display on the multimedia sy stem.
#Select & R Q W L Q X H.
#Toconnect bypressing a button: select
¥ & R Q Q H F W Y L D : 3 6 3 % &.
#Press the push button on the device tobe
connec ted.
#Select & R Q W L Q X H.
#Toconnect via a security key:select & R Q
Q H F W ' H Y L F H W R 9 H K L F O H + R W V S R W.
A security keyis displa yed.
#Select theve hicle from the device tobe con‐
nec ted. The vehicle is displa yed with the
SSID 0 % + R W V S R W ; ; ; ; ; .
#Enterthe security keywhic his shown in the
multimedia sy stem display on the device to
be connec ted.
#Confirm the ent ry.
To generate a new security key:
#Select 6 H W 8 S + R W V S R W .
#Select * H Q H U D W H 6 H F X U L W \ . H \.
#Select * H Q H U D W H 6 H F X U L W \ . H \.
A connection will be es tablished with the
newly crea ted security key.
#Tosave a security key:select 6 D Y H.
When a new security keyis sa ved, all existing
Wi -Fi connections are then disconnected. If
th eWi -Fi connections are being re-es tab‐
lished, the new security keymus tbe en tere d.
COMAND Touch
Au thorizing a COMAND Touch device
Re quirements
RThe COMAND Touch app isins talled on the
ex tern al device (e.g. tablet) which is tobe
used as a Rear Seat En tertainment unit.
RWi -Fi is acti vated (→page 233) and the mul‐
timedia sy stem is confi gured as a Wi-Fi Hot‐
spot (
→pa ge 234).
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K
Connecting a new device
#Select $ X W K R U L ] H D 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
#Select & R Q Q H F W 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
A security keyis displa yed.
#En terth e security keyin theex tern al device.
The 3 O H D V H V W D U W & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K R Q \ R X U
G H Y L F H D Q G I R O O R Z W K H L Q V W U X F W L R Q V 7 K H $ S S
L V D Y D L O D E O H L Q W K H $ S S 6 W R U H message
appears.
Selecting an already connected device
#Select $ X W K R U L ] H D 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
The devices already connec ted are displa yed.
#Select & R Q W L Q X H 8 V L Q J & R Q Q H F W H G ' H Y L F H V.
The 3 O H D V H V W D U W & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K R Q \ R X U
G H Y L F H D Q G I R O O R Z W K H L Q V W U X F W L R Q V 7 K H $ S S
L V D Y D L O D E O H L Q W K H $ S S 6 W R U H message
appears.
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Activating/deactivating the COMAND Touch
ch ild saf ety lock
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K
Child saf ety lock
#Switch 3 D U H Q W D O & R Q W U R O onO or off ª.
The content displa yed on theex tern al device
can only be set on the multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem language
Note s onthe sy stem language
This function allo wsyouto determ ine the lan‐
guage forth e menu displa ysand the navigation
announcements. The selected language af fects
th ech aracters available for entr y.The navigation
announcements are not available in all lan‐
guages. If a language is not available, the naviga‐
tion announcements will be in En glish.
Setting the sy stem language
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. / D Q J X D J H
#Set the language. %
Ifyo u are using Arabic map data, thete xt
information can also be shown in Arabic on
th e navigation map. Todo so, select ةيبرعلاas
th e language from the language list. Naviga‐
tion announcements are then also made in
Arabic.
Setting the distance unit
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 8 Q L W V
#Select N Por P L.
#Switch $ G G L W L R Q D O 6 S H H G R P H W H U onO todis‐
play in the instrument clus ter's multifunction
displa y.
Data impor tand export
Data import/export function
The following functions are possible:
Rtransfer ring da tafrom one sy stem or vehicle
to ano ther sy stem or vehicle.
Rcreating a bac kup copy of your personal data
and loadin g it again.
Rprotecting your personal data against un wan‐
te dex port with PIN pr otection.
Yo u can either use an SD card or a USB storage
device as temp orary storage.
% Please no tethat the NTFS file sy stem is not
suppor ted. The FAT32 file sy stem is recom‐
mended.
Importing/exporting data
* NO
TEData loss
#Do not remo vethe data storage
medium when data is being expor ted.
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data.
Re quirementsRThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe ignition is switched on or theve hicle has
been star ted.
RThe SD card is inser ted (→page 283) or the
USB device is connecte d (→page 285).
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Multimedia system:
, 6 \ V W H P. 6 \ V W H P % D F N X S
#Select , P S R U W ' D W D or ( [ S R U W ' D W D .
Importing
#Select a data storage medium.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther youre ally
wish to overwrite the cur rent da ta. If da ta
originates from ano ther vehicle, this is de tec‐
te d during data reading.
The multimedia sy stem is restar ted once the
data has been impor ted.
% Current vehicle settings can be edited af ter
th e import.
Exporting
If PIN pr otection is activated, your PIN isrequ es‐
te d.
#En teryo ur four-digit PIN.
#Select a data storage medium.
The data is expor ted. The data export may
ta ke several minutes. Ac
tivating/deactivating PIN pr otection for
data export
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 6 \ V W H P % D F N X S
#To activate: activate 3 , 1 3 U R W H F W L R Q O.
#Enteryour four-digit PIN.
#En teryo ur four-digit PIN again.
PIN pr otection is activated when bo thPINs
match.
#To deactivate: deactivate 3 , 1 3 U R W H F W L R Q ª.
#Enteryour four-digit PIN.
% Ifyo u ha veforg ottenyo ur PIN, an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Cente r can deactivateyour
PIN protection foryo u.
Alternatively: you can deactivate PIN pr otec‐
tion byresetting your personal data
(
→page 239).
User pr ofile
Selecting a user pr ofile
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.g 3 H U V R Q D O L ] D W L R Q
#Select * X H V W 3 U R I L O H or individual profile #.
% Some settings from the user profile are only
loaded when theve hicle is stationary or
when the ignition is switched on.
Creating a user profile
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.g 3 H U V R Q D O L ] D W L R Q. & U H
D W H 3 U R I L O H
#En ter a name.
#Select a.
The user profile sa ves individual settings, e.g.:
RSy stem settings.
RSettings in theTV tuner's channel list.
RNa vigation and traf fic information.
The settings diff er depending on theve hicle
equipment.
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Importing/exporting user profiles
Requirements
RThere is an Internet connection
(→page 274).
RA Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
RThe 3 H U V R Q D O L ] D W L R Q service is activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
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X D O ( [ S R U W , P S R U W
The function is not available in all countries.
Only individual profiles can be impor ted or
ex por ted.
The individual profiles are alw ays collectively
impor ted or expor ted.
#Impor t:select , P S R U W 3 U R I L O H V I U R P 6 H U Y H U.
The 7 K H S U R I L O H G D W D L P S R U W R Y H U Z U L W H V D O O
H [ L V W L Q J S U R I L O H G D W D ' R \ R X Z D Q W W R F R Q
W L Q X H " message appears .
#Select < H V.
User profiles are impor ted.
#Expor t:select ( [ S R U W 3 U R I L O H V W R W K H 6 H U Y H U.
User profiles are expor ted.
% Certain settings such as address book
ent ries or pr evious destinations from the
navigation sy stem are not expor ted.
User profile options
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.g 3 H U V R Q D O L ] D W L R Q
#Highlight a profile.
#¥Select an option.
The following options are available:
R 5 H Q D P H
R ' H O H W H
R 5 H V H W
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named.
Soft wareupdate
Information on software updates
The multimedia sy stem pr ovides a message
when an update is available. Depending on
the source, you can per form vari‐
ous updates:
Software update
Source of the
update Up
date type
Interne tN avigation maps, sys‐
te m updates
External storage
medium, e.g. USB
st ick Na
vigation maps
Performing a software upda te
Re quirement:
An Internet connection is requ ired for updates
which are obtained online (
→page274).
Mul timedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 6 R I W Z D U H 8 S G D W H
Au tomatically
#Ac tivate Othe automatic software update.
Up dates are per form ed.
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