MERCEDES-BENZ E43AMG 2017 W213 Owner's Manual

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Apple CarPlay™
Overview of Apple CarPlay™
iPhone®functions can be used via the multime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. It is operated
using the controller or the Siri
®vo ice-opera ted
control sy stem.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Apple CarPlay™ tothe multimedia sys‐
te m.
While using Apple CarPlay™, various functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, e.g. the navigation, are
not available.
The availability of Apple CarPlay™ may vary
according tothe count ry. The service pr
ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and conte nt connected
to it.
Connecting an iPhone
®via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements
RApple CarPlay™ can be used with Apple®
operating sy stem version iOS 8.3 or abo ve.
RThe full range of functions for Apple Car‐
Play™ is only possible with an Internet con‐
nection.
RThe iPhone®is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem via the USB port çusing a suita‐
ble cable (
→page 285).
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Setting automatic or manual start
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time.
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Apple CarPlay™ will now start immediately
af te rth e iPhone®is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem using a USB cable.
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#Selectthe iPhone®in the device list.
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection reg‐
ulations
A message with the data pr otection regulations
appears.
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or
#Select 5HMHFW DQG HQG.
If yo u selected automatic start, youwill have
to start Apple CarPlay™ manually the next
time youwa nttouse it.
Exiting Apple CarPlay™
#Select ÚinApple CarPlay™.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
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Ending Apple CarPlay™
Multimedia system:
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The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
or
#Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y.
Android Auto
Android Autoove rview
Mobile phone functions can be used with
Android Autousing the Android operating sys‐
te m on the multimedia sy stem. It is operated
using the controller or thevo ice-operated con‐
trol sy stem.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Android Auto
®tothe multimedia sy stem. While using Android
Auto™, various functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, e.g. the navigation, are
not available.
The availability of Android Auto
®and Android
Au to®Apps may vary according tothe count ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and conte nt connected
to it.
Connecting a mobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements
RThefirs t acti vation of Android Autoon the
multimedia sy stem must be car ried out when
th eve hicle is stationary for saf etyre asons.
RThe mobile phone support s AndroidAuto
from Android 5.0.
RThe Android AutoApp is ins talled on the
mobile phone.
RIn order touse thete lephone functions, a
mobile phone must be connec tedto the mul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth
®(→page 261). If
th ere was no prior internet connection, this
is es tablished with the use of the mobile
phone with Android Auto.
RThe mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem via theç USB port using a
suitable cable (
→page 285).
RThe full range of functions for Android Autois
only possible with an Inte rnet connection.
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Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection reg‐
ulations
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appears.
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or
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Ac tivating automatic start
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Starting manually
#Select the mobile phone from the device list.
Exiting Android Auto
#Press theò button.
Calling up the Android Autosound settings
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Ending Android Auto
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The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
or
#Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y.
Transfer redve hicle data when using Apple
CarPlay™ and Android Auto
Note s on transfer redve hicle data
When using Android Auto™ or Apple CarPlay ™,
cer tain vehicle data is transfer redto the mobile
phone. This enables youto getth e best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
Sy stem information:
Rsoftware release of the multimedia sy stem
Rsy stem ID (anonymized)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimize com‐
munication between theve hicle and the mobile
phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle ID is randomly gener‐
ated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset (
→page 239).
Driving status data:
Rtransmission position engaged
Rdistinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
Rday/night mode of the instrument clus ter
The transfer of this data is used toalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothe driving
situation.
Po sition data:
Rco-ordinates
Rspeed
Rcompass direction
Racceleration direction
This data is only transfer red while the navigation
sy stem is active in order toimpr ove it (for exam‐
ple, so it can continue functioning when in a tun‐
nel).
If yo u do not consent tovehicle data being trans‐
fe rred, you can deactivate the automatic start of
An droid
Auto™ (
→page 270) or Apple CarPlay ™
(→page 269) and temp orarily term inate the
USB connection between the mobile phone and
th eve hicle.
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Mercedes-Benz mbrace®(USA only)
Making a call viatheove rhead control panel
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®is only available in the
US A.
1Roadside Assis tance call
2SOS button co ver
3MB Info call
4SOS button
#To make a Roadside Assistance call: Press
button 1.
This initia tes a call tothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
#To make an eme rgency call: Press SOS
button co ver2 briefly toopen.
#Press and hold SOS button 4for at least
one second.
This initiates a call tothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
#To make an MB In focall: Press button 3.
This initiates a call tothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
An emergency call can be initia tedeve n if a
Ro adside Assis tance or MB Info call is acti ve.
This has priority over all other active calls.
Calls via theove rhead control panel are only
possible with an available mobile phone net‐
wo rk.
Fu rther information on Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®
and other services can be found at: http://
www .mbusa.com Informa
tiononthe emer gency call sy stem
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
despite pressing the SOS button
Even if you press the SOS button in an emer‐
ge ncy, remaining in theve hicle may be dan‐
ge rous forth efo llowing reasons:
Ryo u see smo keinside or outside of the
ve hicle, e.g. if there is a fire afte r an acci‐
dent
Rth eve hicle is on a dangerous section of
ro ad
Rtheve hicle is not visible or cannot easily
be seen by otherroad users, particular ly
when dark or in poor visibility conditions
#Lea vetheve hicle immediately in this or
similar situations as soon as it is safe to
do so.
#Mo vetoa safe location along with other
ve hicle occupants.
#In such situations, secure theve hicle in
accordance with national regulations,
e.g. with a warning triangle.
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Automatic eme rgency call
The emer gency call is initia ted:
RWhen an airbag is deplo yed.
RWhen the Emer gency Tensioning Devices are
trig gered.
Yo u can end an automatically initiated emer‐
ge ncy call yourself af ter 60 seconds.
Manual emer gency call
An emer gency call can be initia ted manually via
th e SOS button in theove rhead control panel
(
→page 272).
If yo u lea vetheve hicle immediately af ter press‐
ing the SOS button, youdo not kn owif
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®has successfully made
th e emer gency call.
Initiated eme rgency call
A vo ice connection between the Cus tomer Assis‐
ta nce Center and theve hicle occupants is es tab‐
lished:
Rif th eve hicle occupants are responsive, the
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center asks
for more de tailed information on the
emer gency.
Rif no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent totheve hicle immediatel y.
Tr ansfer red data
During thevo ice connection tothe Cus tomer
Assis tance Center, thefo llowing data is transfer‐
re d:
RCur rent vehicle location
RVe hicle identification number
Emer gency call not possible
Rifth e mobile phone network is una vailable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®is not able tomake
an emer gency call.
A message tothis ef fect is shown in the mul‐
tifunction displa y.
The indicator lamp flashes continuousl y.
In this c

ase, seek assis tance by ot her means.
Information on the MB Info call
An Info calltothe Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center has been initiate d viathe
ove rhead control panel (
→page 272). Yo
u can find information on thefo llowing topics:
RAc tivating Merc edes-Benz mbrace®
ROperatingtheve hicle
RNearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
ROther products and services from
Mercedes-Benz
Data is transmitted during the connection tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center
(
→pa ge 274).
Information on theRo adside Assistance call
A Ro adside Assis tance call tothe Mercedes-
Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center has been initi‐
ated via theov erhead control panel:
RThe problem with theve hicle is analyzed
using remo tediagnosis.
Fu rther information about this can be
obtained at: http://www.mbusa.com
RA qu alified Mercedes-Benz tech nician car ries
out repairs on site and/or theve hicle will be
to we dto the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Yo u may be charge dfo rth ese services.
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Data is transmitted during the connection tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center
(
→pa ge 274).
Tr ansfer red data during a serv ice call
In cer tain countries you must conf irm the data
transfer.
Data transfer red includes thefo llowing:
Overview of transfer red data
Service cal lT ransmitted data
MB Info call
Ro adside Assis tance
call
Rcur rent vehicle
location
Rve hicle identifica‐
tion number
Rservice code
Rselected data
about thest atus
of theve hicle
Online and Internet functions
Internet connection
Internet connection restrictions
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WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tions equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve 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.
You must observ eth e legal requirements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. USA:
touse Mercedes-Benz Apps and access
th e Internet, mbrace must be activated and
operational. Furthermore, mbrace must be acti‐
va tedfo r Mercedes-Benz Apps and Internet
access.
Canada: the multimedia sy stem must be con‐
nected toa mobile phone via Blue tooth
®ortoan
ex tern al device acting as a Wi-Fi hotspot. Fur‐
th ermore, you need a valid mobile service con‐
tract with a data option, which is used tocalcu‐
la te the associated connection costs.
The Internet functions can only be used toa limi‐
te d degree whilst driving.
Setting up an Internet connection via Wi-Fi
Requ irements
RActivate theWi -Fi function on the multimedia
sy stem (→page 233).
RAc tivate theWi -Fi function on theex tern al
device (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
RAc tivate Internet access via Wi-Fi (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
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The Internet connection viaWi-Fi may be restric‐
te d or not function if:
Rth e mobile phone is switched off
Rmobile data use is deactivated on the mobile
phone
Rth eWi -Fi function is deacti vated on the multi‐
media sy stem
Rth eWi -Fi function is deacti vated on theex ter‐
nal device
RInternet access via Wi-Fi is deacti vated on
th eex tern al device
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#Logging intoWi-Fi network (→page 233).
Setting up an Internet connection via Blue‐
to oth
®
Re quirementsRConnect a mobile phone tothe multimedia
sy stem via Blue tooth®(→page 261). To
connect via Blu etoo th
®,th e mobile phone
must support one of thefo llowing Blue tooth®
profiles:
RDUN (Dial-Up Networking)
RPAN (Personal Area Network)
The Internet connection via Blue tooth
®may be
re stricted or not function if:
RThe mobile phone is switched off.
RThe mobile phone network co verage is insuf‐
fi cient.
RMobile data useisdeactivated on the mobile
phone.
RThe Blue tooth®function is switched off on
th e multimedia sy stem and the desired tele‐
phone is tobe connec ted via Blue tooth
®.
RThe Blue tooth®function is switched off on
th e mobile phone and thete lephone is tobe
connec ted via Blue tooth
®.
RNeither the mobile phone network nor the
mobile phone all owsimultaneous use of a
te lephone and an Internet connection.
RThe mobile phone has not been enabled for
Internet access via Blue tooth®.
If a mobile phone is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem forth efirs t time via Blu etoo th
®,yo uwill
be assis tedth ro ugh the process of setting up an
Internet connection.
The Inter net conn
ection can also be confi
gured
manually.
Fu rther information can be obtained at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect or from an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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Blue tooth
®connection via PAN
#Select the mobile phone.
The Internet connection is es tablished.
Blue tooth
®connection via DUN
#Select the mobile phone.
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A list of countries appears.
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wo rkprov ider.
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#Select your mob ilephone network prov ider.
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appears, make the necessary settings.
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#Tomanually set the access data of the
mobile phone network pr ovider: select
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An ove rview of the pr ovider settings appears.
#Set access data.
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% Set the access data in accordance with your
data pac kage . Otherwise, additional costs
may occur. You can contact your mob ile
phone network prov ider toobtain the precise
access data. Switching
the Blu etoo th
®profile
Prerequisite
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Blu etoo th
®profiles.
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set or manual access data (→page 275)
Editing the access data
Prerequisite
The mobile phone supports the Blue tooth
®DUN
profile.
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select &RQILJXUH 6HWWLQJV 8VLQJ &20$1' .
#Configurethe Internet connection using pre‐
set or manual access data (→page 275)
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Canceling Internet access permissionfor a
mobile phone
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Establishing an Internet connection
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The multimedia sy stem usually es tablishes
th e Internet connection automaticall y.Ifth e
multimedia sy stem is not connected tothe
Internet, the Internet connection is es tab‐
lished when an Internet application is used.
Connection status
Overview of connection status
1Display ofexisting connection and reception
fi eld stre ngth of the connected device Displaying
the connection status
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appr oximate data volume transmitte d is dis‐
pla yed. The exact values can be requ ested
from your mobile phone network pr ovider.
Mercedes-Benz Apps
Calling up Mercedes-Benz Apps
Re quirements
RRegis terto use Mercedes-Benz Apps.
RConfi rmthege neral term s and conditions.
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Fu rther Mercedes-Benz Apps and information
can be obtained at: http://apps.mercedes-
benz.com/apps/
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%The available features are countr y-depend‐
ent.
License fees may be applicable.
Using Mercedes-Benz Apps via voice control
Re quirements
RRegis terto use Mercedes-Benz Apps.
RConfi rmthege neral term s and conditions.
RThe o symbol indicates that a Mercedes-
Benz App can be used via voice control.
#Call up the Mercedes-Benz App
(→page 277).
Th ebasic me nuforth e App is displa yed.
#To use voice control: select o/DQJXDJH.
#Sayyour question or command.
% Voice control is not available in all countries
and languages.
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2Web page, back
3Web page, forw ard
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