MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG 2020 Owners Manual

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Ifyo u ans werth e prom ptfor support from
th e Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre with
Call later, the message will be hidden and
appear again later.
The prom pttrig geredby the Mercedes me
connect service "Telediagnostics", can either
be confi rmed or declined. Af ter being
declined, this will not be shown again.
Ar ranging a service appointment via a
Mercedes me call
If yo u ha veactivated the maintenance manage‐
ment service, releva nt vehicle data is transfer red
automatically tothe Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre. You will then recei veindividual recom‐
mendations rega rding the maintenance of your
ve hicle.
Re gardless of whe ther you ha veconsented to
th e maintenance management service, the multi‐
media sy stem reminds you af ter a cer tain
amount of time that a service is due. A prom pt
appears asking if youwo uld like tomake an
appointment. #
Toarra nge a service appointment: select
Call .
Af teryo ur agreement, theve hicle data is
transfer red and the Mercedes-Benz cus tomer
centre take syo ur prefer red appointment
date. The information is then sent to your
desired service outlet.
This will contact youto confirm the appoint‐
ment and if necessary consult about the
de tails.
% Ifyo u select Call later afte rth e service mes‐
sage appears, the message is hidden and
re appears at a later time.
Giving consent todata transfer during a
Mercedes me call
Re quirements:
R There is an active Mercedes me call via the
multimedia sy stem or the me button in the
ov erhead control panel (/ page 326).
% The prom pttoconfirm da tatrans fer does
not appear in all countries.
If th eAc cident and Breakdown Management
services are not acti vated on Mercedes me, theDo you want to transfer your vehicle data and
the vehicle's position to the Mercedes-Benz Cus-
tomer Centre to improve the processing of your
request? messageis shown. #
Select Yes.
Re leva nt identi fication da tais transmitted
automaticall y.
More information on Mercedes me: https://
www.mercedes.me
Tr ansfer red data during a Mercedes me call
If yo u initiate a service call using Mercedes me,
data is transfer redto enable targeted advice and
an ef ficient service.
The following requ irements must be fulfilled for
th e transfer of the data:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The requ ired data transfer tech nology is sup‐
po rted bythe mobile phone network pro‐
vider.
R The quality of the mobile connection is suf fi‐
cient. 328
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Multi-s
tage trans fer depends on thefo llowing
fa ctors:
R Reason forth e initiation of the call
R The available mobile phone transmission
te ch nology.
R The acti vated Mercedes me connect serv‐
ices.
R The service selected in thevo ice control sys‐
te m.
% A prom ptfor consent tothe data transmis‐
sion only occurs if the cor responding
Mercedes me connect service is not activa‐
te d.
Data transfer if Mercedes me connect serv‐
ices are not activated
If no Mercedes me connect services are activa‐
te d and the data pr otection prom pthas been
confirmed thefo llowing data is transmitted:
R Vehicle identification number
R Time of the call
R Reason forth e initiation of the call
R Confirmation of the data pr otection prom ptR
Country indicator of theve hicle
R Set language forth e multimedia sy stem
R Telephone number of the communication
platform ins talled in theve hicle
If a call is made for a service appointment via
th e service reminder, thefo llowing data is also
transmitte d:
R Cur rent milea geand main tenance da ta
If a call is made af ter auto matic accident or
breakdown de tection using the multimedia sys‐
te m, thefo llowing data is also transmitted:
R Cur rent milea geand main tenance da ta
R Cur rent vehicle location
If Ac cident and Breakdown Management is
called via thevo ice control sy stem and no
service has been activated, but the data pr otec‐
tion query has been confi rmed, thefo llowing
data can also be called up from theve hicle by
th e Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre:
R Curr entvehicle location If
th e data pr otection prom pthas been rejected,
th efo llowing data is transmitte dto enable targe‐
te d advice and an ef ficient service:
R Reason forth e initiation of the call
R Rejection of the data pr otection prom pt
R Country indicator of theve hicle
R Set language forth e multimedia sy stem
R Telephone number of the communication
platform ins talled in theve hicle
Data transfer if Mercedes me connect serv‐
ices are activated
Only if there spective service is activated will
additional incident-specific data be transmitted
in the second stage toenable an optimal
service.
An ove rview of the data transfer red is con tained
in the data pr otection information forthe
Mercedes me connect services. You can find
th ese in your Mercedes me user account.
Data processing
The data transmitted within the scope of the call
is dele ted from the processing sy stem af terthe
call is finished, in so far as this data is not being MBUX multimedia sy
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used
forot her activated Mercedes me connect
services.
The incident-specific data is processed and
st ored in the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
and, if requ ired toprocess the incident, forw ar‐
ded tothe service partner authorised bythe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre. Please take
no te ofthe data pr otection information on the
Mercedes me Internet page https://
www.mercedes.me or in there corded message
immediately af ter calling the Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Centre.
% The recorded message is not available in
eve rycountr y. Overview of
the Mercedes me & Apps menu When
you log in with a user account tothe
Mercedes me Portal, then services and of fers
from Mercedes-Benz will be available to you.
Fo r more information consult a Mercedes-Benz
service centre or visit the Mercedes me por tal:
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Make sure you alw ayske ep the Mercedes
me apps updated.
Yo u can call up the menu using Appsinthe mul‐
timedia sy stem.
In theApps menu, thefo llowing options can be
av ailable:
R Connecting theve hicle with theMercedes
me user account
R Deleting a connection between a Mercedes
me user account and theve hicle
R Calling up the Mercedes me services
R Calling up apps such as, In-Car Of fice or the
we b br ows er depending on availability Overview of In-Car Of
fice Using In-Car Of
fice, you can connect your online
services with the multimedia sy stem.
Re quirements for In-Car Of fice:
R The In-Car Of fice service is acti vated in your
Mercedes me user account.
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account. R
You ha veset a Mercedes me PIN.
R You ha vesynchronised your Mercedes me
user account in theve hicle and via Mercedes
me.
R You ha vea user account with an online
service, e.g. Of fice 365 or Gmail, and ha ve
connected the online service with your
Mercedes me user account.
Alternatively you can link this user account
from the multimedia sy stem to yo ur
Mercedes me user account. You will be
of fere d a QR code that will take youto the
we bsite from which you can make the link.
In-Car Of fice functions:
R Display pending appointments in the calen‐
dar
- Reading out calendar ent ries
- Calling (requirement being that a tele‐
phone is connec ted and a telephone
number is sa ved)
- Navigating toappointments (requirement
being that the appointment conta ins a
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Deleting a calendar ent ry
R Displ ayand selection of tasks and calls to
compl ete
- Reading aloud
- Calling (requirement being that a tele‐
phone is connec ted and a telephone
number is sa ved)
- Deleting
R Marking ent ryinTasks & calls as completed
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R Managing e-mails
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Showing or reading e-mails
- Writing, answering and forw arding e-mails
% Alternativel y,yo u can record text contents
fo ryo ur e-mail via the MBUX Voice Assis tant
or via the dictation function.
% You can start the In-Car Of fice function
using theApps menu. Please no tethat cer‐
ta in functions are only available when the
ve hicle is stationar y. We
b br owser overview 1
Sear ch
2 Torefresh/s top
3 Prev ious website
4 Options
5 Settings %
Und erÄ you ha vethefo llowing options:
R Bookmarks
R Load mobile website
% Websites cann otbe shown while theve hicle
is in motion. Overview of smartphone integ
ration Wi
th Smartphone Integration, you can use cer‐
ta in functions on your mobile phone via the mul‐
timedia sy stem displa y.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Smartphone Integ ration tothe multime‐
dia sy stem. Also for use with two phone mode
with smartphone integration, only one additional
mobile phone can be connected using Blue‐
tooth ®
with the multimedia sy stem.
The full range of functions for Smartphone Inte‐
gration is only possible with an Internet connec‐
tion. The appro priate application must be down‐
loaded on the mobile phone touse Smartphone
In te gration. The mobile phone must be switched
on and connected tothe multimedia sy stem via
th e USB port using a suitable cable. MBUX multimedia sy
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Apps
for Smartphone Integration
R Mercedes-Benz Link (implementation of the
function using the Mercedes-Benz Link con‐
trol box)
R Apple CarPlay ®
(wireless connection via
Blue tooth ®
also possible)
R Android Auto(wireless connection via Blue‐
to oth ®
also possible)
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Me rcedes-Benz Link, Apple CarPlay ®
or
Android Autoon the multimedia sy stem
must be car ried out when theve hicle is sta‐
tionary and the parking brake is applied.
Yo u can start Smartphone In tegration using the
My devices menu.
Yo u can end Smartphone In tegr ation via theMy
devices orby disconnecting the connecting
cable between the mobile phone and multimedia
sy stem.
% Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connection via the device manager or
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle
is stationar y. Overview of transfer
redve hicle data
When using Smartphone Integration, cer tain
ve hicle 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.
The following sy stem information is transmit ted:
R Software release of the multimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymised)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimise
communication between theve hicle and the
mobile phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle identifier is randomly
ge nerated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset .
The following driving status data is transmitted:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving R
Day/night mode of the instrument clus ter
R Drive type
The trans fer of this data is used toalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothe driving
situation.
The following position data is transmitted:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Acceleration di rection
This da tais used bythe mobile phone to
impr ovethe accuracy of the navigation (e.g. for
continuation in a tunnel). Mercedes-Benz eme
rgency call sy stem Information on
available emer gency call sys‐
te ms Tw
o types of emer gency call sy stem are availa‐
ble to yo u intheve hicle:
R Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem 332
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112 emer gency call sy stem (EU eCall)
The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem is
not available in all countries. You can find more
information on there gional availability of eCall
at: https://www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com/
ex tra/ecall/
The following applies for bo themer gency call
sy stems:
R The transfer of specific data is requiredfor
th e intended function of bo themer gency call sy
stems. This will be explained in the "Data
transfer" section (/ page 336).
R Both emer gency call sy stems are included as
st andard equipment in your vehicle and are
activated at thefa ctor y.
R The use of bo themer gency call sy stems is
exe mpt from charge s.
R Both emer gency call sy stems only function in
areas in which the mobile phone network
pr ov iders of fer mobile phone co verage. Fo
r bo thsystems, insuf ficient network co ver‐
age from the mobile phone network pr ovid‐
ers can result in an emer gency call not being
transmitted.
Di fferences between the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem and the11 2 emer gency call sy stem (EU eCall) Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call sy stem 112 emer gency call sy stem (EU eCall)
R The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem is permanently logged in to
th e mobile phone networ k.
R Automatic and manual Mercedes-Benz emer gency calls are transmit‐
te dto a Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre.
In theeve ntthat the emer gency call centre of the Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call sy stem cann otbe reached (e.g. due toa lack of net‐
wo rkcoverage ),th e11 2 emer gency call is car ried out automaticall y.R
Ifyo u decide on the11 2 emer gency call sy stem (EU eCall) onl y,then
th e sy stem only logs in tothe mobile phone network af terth e trigger‐
ing of a manual or automatic emer gency call.
R The 112 emergency call sy stem (EU eCall) transmits automatic and
manual emer gency calls di rectly topublic coordination centres. MBUX multimedia sy
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The 112 emer gency call sy stem (EU eCall) in
yo ur vehicle meets the delegated regulation
EU 20 17/79. Proper and full functionality of
th e11 2 emergency call sy stem (EU eCall)
depends on circums tances be yond the influ‐
ence of Mercedes-Benz AG. This includes
mobile network co verage and thete ch nical
infrastructu reofthe public reception centres
in there spective countries.
% Please obser vethat in theeve nt of a repair
ge nuine Mercedes-Benz batteries mu stbe
used which ha vebeen certified pursuant to
th e delegated regulation EU 20 17/79
(Appendix I). Other manu facturers are also
permitted pr ovided their batteries are certi‐
fi ed according tothe delegated regulation
EU 20 17/79.
The reisthe option of deactivating the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem and
using only the11 2 emer gency call sy stem (EU
eCall). Contact address for car rying out deacti‐
va tion of the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sys‐
te m are the local dealers. Mercedes-Benz
recommends the activation of
th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem for
th efo llowing reasons:
R In emer gency situations when ab road, you
can also get support in a language you
speak.
R Several transmission tech nologies are used
to accelerate the transfer of the accident
data and impr overe liability of the transmis‐
sion.
R The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem is
permanently logged in tothe mobile phone
networ k,which ensures faster placement of
th e emer gency call and faster transfer of the
accident data.
Measures forre scue, reco very or towing
aw ay can then be initiated in quickl y.
R With a Mercedes-Benz emer gency call, the
accident data is on lytrans ferred tothe pub‐
lic coordination cent rewith the appr oval of
th e cus tomer.
In theeve nt of an au tomatical lytrig gered
emer gency call in which there is no voice
con tact, the accident data is transmit tedimmediately
tothe public emer gency call
centre.
R Ifth e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre
is not available, the11 2 emer gency call is
car ried out automaticall y. Overview of emer
gency call sy stems Bo
th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
as well as the11 2 emer gency call sy stem (EU
eCall) can help toreduce the time between an
accident and the ar riva l of emer gency services
at the site of the accident. They help locate an
accident site in places that are dif ficult to
access.
Bo th emer gency call sy stems can initiate an
emer gency call au tomatically (/ page 335) or
manually (/ page 336).
Only make emer gency calls if you or others are
in need of rescue. Do not make an emergency
call in theeve nt of a breakdown or a similar sit‐
uation. 334
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Indicators in
the displa ys
The following messages appear in the multime‐
dia sy stem display for bo themer gency call sys‐
te ms:
R SOS NOT READY: the ignition is not on or
eCall is not available. This does not necessa‐
ri ly indicate comple tefailure of the emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem. Emer gency calls call still
be transmitte d.
The display only refers to theve hicle and
does not take account of theav ailability of
mobile phone networ ksand the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call centre.
The functional readiness of the emer gency
call sy stem on theve hicle can be seen when
th eSOS NOT READY display disappears once
th e ignition is switched on.
R G: The icon appears in the display during
an active emer gency call.
% Ifth ere is a malfunction of the emer gency
call sy stem, the loudspeakers, microphone,
airbag or the SOS button, forex ample, are
fa ulty. Yo
u can recognise a fault in the emer gency
call sy stem bythefo llowing displa ys:
R A cor responding message appears onthe
driver displa y.
R The SOS button lights up red continu‐
ousl y. Tr
iggering an automatic emer gency call Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The star ter battery is suf ficiently charge d.
Bo th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
as well as the11 2 emergency call sy stem (EU
eCall) automatically initiate an emer gency call:
R After activation of there stra int sy stems such
as airbags or seat belt tensioners af ter an
accident
R After an auto matically initia ted emer gency
st op byActive Emergency Stop Assist The emer
gency call has been made:
R Avo ice connection is es tablished with the
emer gency call centre.
R A messa gewith accident data is transmitted
to the emer gency call centre.
The SOS button in theove rhead control panel
fl ashes until the emer gency call is finished.
If no connection can be made tothe public
emer gency services, a cor responding message
appears inthe displa y. #
Dial the emer gency number 112 or an app ro‐
priate local emer gency call number on your
mobile phone.
If an eme rgency call has been initiated:
R Remain in theve hicle if thero ad and traf fic
conditions permit youto do so until a voice
connection is es tablished with the emer‐
ge ncy call centre.
R Onthe basis of the call, the emer gency call
centre decides wh ether it is necessary tocall
re scue teams and/or the police tothe acci‐
dent site. MBUX multimedia sy
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If no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent totheve hicle immediately. Tr
iggering a manual emer gency call #
Touse the SOS but ton in theov erhead
control panel: pressthe SOS button at least
one second long (/ page 326).
or #
Touse voice control: usethevo ice com‐
mands of the MBUX Voice Assis tant.
The emergency call has been made:
R Avo ice connection is es tablished with an
emer gency call centre. R
Remain in theve hicle if thero ad and traf fic
conditions permit youto do so until a voice
connection is es tablished with the emer‐
ge ncy call centre.
R Onthe basis of the call, the emer gency call
centre decides wh ether it is necessary tocall
re scue teams and the police tothe accident
site.
R A message with accident data is transmit ted
to the emer gency call centre.
If no connection can be made tothe public
emer gency services, a cor responding message
appears inthe cent ral displa y. #
Dial the emer gency number 112 or an app ro‐
priate local emer gency call number on your
mobile phone. Emer
gency call sy stem data transmission Fo
r bo th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sys‐
te m as well as the11 2 emergency call sy stem
(EU eCall) data is transfer redto the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call centre or the public emer‐
ge ncy services call centre.
Depending on the emer gency call sy stem
(/ page 332) activated dif fere nt da tais trans‐
mit tedto the appropriate emer gency call centre. 336
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ansmitted data according toactivated emer gency call sy stem: Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call 112 emer gency call
R Position data of theve hicle
R Position data on thero ute (a few 10 0 m before the incident)
R Direction of tra vel
R Vehicle identification number
R Drive type of theve hicle (e.g. petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, electric or
hy drogen)
R Numb er of people de term ined tobe in theve hicle
R Whe ther the emer gency call was initiated manually or automatically
R Time of the accident
R Language setting on the multimedia sy stem
R Whe ther Mercedes me connect is available or not
This is a requ irement forth e option of forw arding the call tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre if necessar y. R
Position data of theve hicle
R Position data on thero ute (a few 10 0 m before the incident)
R Direction of tra vel
R Vehicle identification number
R Drive type of theve hicle (e.g. petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, electric or
hy drogen)
R Numb er of people de term ined tobe in theve hicle
R Whe ther the emer gency call was initiated manually or automatically
R Time of the accident %
If only the11 2 emer gency call sy stem (EU
eCall) is activated in theve hicle, the acci‐
dent data is transmit ted directly tothe pub‐
lic emer gency call centre. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 337