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Your multimediasyste mequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipment of your multi-
media system, as available at th etime of going
to press. Country-specifi cdifference sare pos -
sible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle may no t
feature all function sdescribed here. Thi salso
applies to safety-relevan tsystems an dfunc-
tions.
Read th einformation on qualifie dspecialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
If you operat einformation systems an dcom-
munication equipment integrated in th evehi-
cl e whil edriving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also los econtro l
of th evehicle. There is aris kof an accident.
Only operat eth eequipment when th etraffic
situation permits. If you are no tsur ethat this
is possible, par kth evehicle payin gattention
to traffic condition san doperat eth eequip-
men twhen th evehicle is stationary.
You mus tobserv eth elegal requirements fo rth e
country in whic hyou are drivin gwhen operatin g
th esystem.
General notes
Connection difficulties whil eth evehi-
cle is in motion
The connection may be los tif:
Rth emobile phone networ kcoverage is insuf -
ficien t
Rthevehicle has moved into amobile phone
cell wit hno free channels
Rth eSI M car dused is no tcompatible wit hth e
networ kavailable
Function restrictions (Canada)
You will no tbe able to use th eMercedes-Ben z
Apps an dInternet connection ,or will no longer
be able to use them, or may hav eto wait befor e
usin gthem, in th efollowin gsituations:
Rif your mobile phone is switched of f
Rif your mobile phone has notbee nenable dfo r
Internet access
Rif th eBluetoot h®function is switched of fon
th emultimedia syste man dth edesire dphone
is to be connecte dvia Bluetoot h
®
Rif theBluetoot h®function is switched of fon
th emobile phone an dth ephone is to be con-
nected via Bluetoot h
®
Rif themobile phone is no tconnecte dvia US B
an dth ephone is to be connecte dvia US B
Rif neither th emobile phone networ kno rth e
mobile phone allo wsimultaneous use of a
phone an dan Internet connection
Rif th emobile phone has no tbee nenable dfo r
Internet access via Bluetoot h®and/or USB
The driver is no tpermitte dto cal lup websites
whil edrivin gan duse of th eMercedes-Ben z
Apps is restricted.
iIt is possible that you may no tbe able to
receiv ecalls when an Internet connection is
active .
T
hi sdepends on th emobile phone an d
th emobile phone networ kused .
Conditions for access
USA: to use Mercedes-Ben zApps an dInternet
access ,mbrace mus tbe activated an dopera-
tional. Furthermore, mbrace mus tbe activated
fo rMercedes-Ben zApps an dInternet access .
Tak enote of th econnection priorities .An emer-
gency cal lhas th ehighes tpriority. Whe n aser-
vic ecall, e.g. abreakdown servic ecal lor th eMB
Info Call, is active ,an emergency cal lcan still be
initiated. Aservic ecall, on th eother hand, has
priorit yover acurren tInternet connection .
Therefore, you canno testablis han Internet con-
nection durin g aservic ecall.
Canada: amobile phone mus tbe connecte dvia
Bluetoot h
®(Ypage 92) or US B (Ypage 157)
wit hth emultimedia system. Furthermore, you
need avalid mobile servic econtrac twit h a data
option ,whic his used to calculat eth eassociated
connection costs.
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Conditions for a Bluetooth®connection
RThe mobile phone supports at least one of the
Bluetooth®profiles DUN (Dial-UpNetwork-
ing) or PAN (Personal AreaNetwork).
The Bluetooth
®profiles DUN and PAN enable
the Internet connection of the mobile phone
to be made available to the system.
Conditions for a USB connection
RThe mobile phone supports at least one of the
USB classes:
-RNDIS (R emoteNetwork DriverInterface
Specification)
-CDC/NCM (N etworkControl Model)
-CDC/ECM ( EthernetControlModel)
-CDC/ACM ( AccessControl Model)
The USB classes enable the mobile phone
Internet connection to be made available to
the system.
The terms of use are shown when the system is
used for the first time and then once a year
thereafter. Only read and accept the terms of
use when the vehicle is stationary.
The driver is not permitted to call up websites
while driving and use of the Mercedes-Benz
Apps is restricted.
iThe availability of individual Mercedes-Benz
Apps may vary depending on the country.
Setting up an Internet connection
(Canada)
Procedure and general information
In order to set up a mobile phone for Internet
access, your mobile phone must be connected
to the multimedia system via Bluetooth
®
(Ypage 92) or USB (Ypage 145).
If you are using Internet access for the first time,
you must enable the connected mobile phone
for Internet access (
Ypage 121). If the con-
nected mobile phone supports the Bluetooth®
PAN profile or the USB classes RNDIS,
CDC/NCM or CDC/ECM, you do not need to
make additional settings. The Internet connec-
tion is established. If the connected mobile
phone does not support the named Bluetooth
®
profile or the named USB classes, predefined
(Ypage 122) or manual access data
(Ypage 122) must be set. While initializing the mobile phone for the Inter-
net connection, access data which is already on
the mobile phone may be overwritten. You
should therefore check the settings on the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
Enabling the mobile phone for Inter-
net access
XCall up Internet functions (Ypage 124).
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide
6the con-
troller.
XTo select Settings: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Configure Internet Settings:
turn and press the controller.
A message is displayed telling you that the
settings for the Internet functions depend on
your mobile phone network provider and your
mobile phone.
If a mobile phone has already been enabled,
the device list is displayed.
XTo select Start Search: turn and press the
controller.
Mobile phones are displayed that:
Rare connected to the multimedia system
Rfulfill the conditions for the Internet func-
tions
Rhave not yet been set up for the Internet
function
XTo select a mobile phone from the device list: turn the controller and press to confirm.
If the mobile phone supports the Bluetooth
®
PAN profile or the USB classes RNDIS, CDC/
NCM or CDC/ECM, Internet access is set up.
You can use the Internet functions.
If the connected mobile phone does not sup-
port the named Bluetooth
®profile or the
named USB classes, predefined (Ypage 122)
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Connection status
:Display of existing connection and signal
strength of the mobile phone network
In most cases, the current connection status is
then shown in the status bar when you switch to
another main function.
Detailed connection status
XCall up Internet functions (Ypage 124).
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Settings: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Connection Status: turn and
press the controller.
The following information is displayed:
Rthe volume of transferred data
Rconnection status
Rthe device name of the mobile phone
Ending the connection
USA: you cannot cancel the connection your-
self. The Internet connection is automatically
terminated if the system does not recognize any
user input within a five-minute time period.
Canada:
XCall up Internet functions (Ypage 124).
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select ©: turn and press the controller.
If the mobile phone Internet connection is can-
celed, the multimedia system tries to reconnect.
You should therefore always end the connection
in the multimedia system.
Mercedes-Benz Apps
General notes
To be able to use Mercedes-Benz Apps, you have
to register and confirm the terms and condi-
tions.
Calling up Mercedes-Benz Apps
XCall up Internet functions (Ypage 124).
XTo select Mercedes-Benz Apps: turn and
press the controller.
XTo call up the app: turn and press the con-
troller.
You can find further Mercedes-Benz Apps and
information under:
http://apps.mercedes-benz.com/apps/
iThe available features are country-depend-
ent.
License fees may be applicable.
Mercedes-Benz Companion
Introduction
The Mercedes-Benz Companion app enables
door-to-door navigation.
Door-to-door navigation means:
RThe current destination is transferred from
the vehicle's multimedia system to an exter-
nal device (iPhone
®or Apple Watch®).
This enables you to continue navigating to a
destination which is in a pedestrian zone, for
example.
RConversely, a destination can be selected on
the external device and transferred to the
vehicle's multimedia system.
Requirements
Observe the following requirements for using
Mercedes-Benz Companion:
RThe iPhone®must be switched on and logged
into a mobile phone network.
RThe iPhone®must have an IOS version higher
than version 8.0.
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