phone MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owner's Manual

Essential
voice commands Overview of switch
voice commands Swit
chvoice commands can be used toopen
cer tain applications. The voice command selec‐ tion can be used
rega rdless of the application
th at is cur rently acti ve.
Switch voice commands Vo
ice command Function
Navigation To
switch tonavigation mode
Map To
switch tomap display
Address book To
switch toaddress book
Telephone To
switch totelephone mode
Text message To
switch totext messa ges
Radio To
switch toradio mode
TV To
switch toTV mode
Media To
switch tomedia mode
USB To
switch toUSB 266
LINGU ATRO NIC

Overview of
telephone voice commands Yo
u can use thete lephone voice commands to
make phone calls or sear chthro ugh the address
book.
Te lephone voice commands Vo
ice command Function
Call Makes a phone call. All address book names are
available.
Search for contact Sear
ches for and displa ysa con tact. All address book names are available.
Outgoing calls Displa
ys the last call
Redial Selects
the last phone number dialled Overview of
radio and TVvoice commands Ra
dio and TVvoice commands can also be used
when thera dio or TVapplication runs in the
bac kground. LINGU
ATRO NIC 271

Ac
tivating/deactivating haptic ope rating
fe edba ckon theto uchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 System 0019
w Input
The function supports you when making entries
on theto uchpad and when selecting menus. 0007
Swit chHaptic operating feedback on0073 or
off 0053.
When the function is activated, a tactile feed‐
back in thefo rm of a vibration is ef fected
when theto uchpad is operated.
Selecting a station and track using the
to uchpad 0007
Press the0055 button on theto uchpad.
or 0007
Swipe up with two fingers. The swipe mu st
st art in the lo wer area of theto uchpad.
The cont rol menu appears forth e audio
source that wa s last selected. 0007
Use one finger toswipe up or down.
Ra dio: the pr evious or the next station is set.
Media source: the pr evious or the next music
tra ck is selec ted. 0007
Tohide the control menu: swipe down with
two fingers. The swipe mu st start in the
upper area of theto uchpad. Main functions
Calling up
the main functions 1
00CB button
Calls up navigation
2 002A button
Calls up thera dio
3 00FD button
Calls up media
4 002B button Calls up
thete lephone
5 00D4 button
Sets vehicle functions 0007
Alternatively: press the© button on the
controller, theto uchpad or theTo uch Con‐
trol.
The main functions are displ ayed. 0007
Select the main function. Favo
urites Overview of
favo urites
Fa vourites of feryo uqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocrea te20
fa vo urites in tota l.
The following functions are available:
R add pre-defined favo urites fromthefo llow‐
ing categories (0013 page 283):
- Navigation
- Entertainment
- Telephone
- Connect 282
Multimedia sy stem

0007
Toswitch on: change the media source or
turn volume control 1. Ad
justing the volume On
the multifunction steering wheel On
the multimedia sy stem 0007
Turn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Ad just this in thefo llowing situations:
R during a traf fic announcement
R during a navigation announcement The
volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sou rce.
R during a telephone call
R when entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or 0007
Select System inthe multimedia sy stem. 0007
Select Audio. 0007
Select a volume setting. 0007
Set thevo lume. Entering
characters Using
thech aracter input function 000A
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the Multimedia sy
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traf
fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. 0007
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. 0007
Ifyo 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. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Use thech aracter input function in thefo llowing
situations, forex ample:
R Renaming a favo urite
R Entering a POI or address
R Making a phone call
The following functions are available:
R Selecting a character in thech aracter bar
R Writing a character on theto uchpad
Character input can be star ted with a control
element and resumed with ano ther. 0007
On theTo uch Control and controller:
select thech aracters in thech aracter bar.
Depending on theta rget entry ,th efo llowing
ch aracters are available:
R The full set of characters is shown
R Onlythose characters which are useful
fo rth e cur rent input string are shown
Other characters are gr eyed out. 0007
On theto uchpad: selectthech aracters in
th ech aracter bar.
or 0007
Write thech aracters on theto uch-sensitive
sur face of theto uchpad.
Handwriting recognition suppo rts yo uby
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function.
Examples of character ent ry:
R Renaming a favo urite
R Entering a POI or an address using free or
st ep-b y-step sear ch
R Entering a web address Entering
characters using the controller
Example: renaming favo urites 0007
Call up the "Renaming favo urites" function
(0013 page 283). 0007
Toenter a character: turn0018, slide 0019
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 entry is deleted. 286
Multimedia sy stem

0007
Select Summer Time. 0007
Select OnorOff.
Setting the time and date form at
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 System 0019
& Time and date
0019 Set format 0007
Set the date and time form at003B.
Setting the time manually
Re quirements:
R The Manual time adjustment function is
switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 System 0019
& Time and date
0019 Set time 0007
Set the hours. 0007
Navigate totheright toset the minutes. 0007
Set the minutes. 0007
Confirm changes when exiting the menu.
The date is set automatically via GPS. Connectivity
Switching transmission of
theve hicle posi‐
tion on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 System 0019
ö Connectivity 0007
Select Transmit vehicle pos.. 0007
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Blue
tooth ® Information about Blu
etoo th®
Bl ue tooth ®
tech nology is a standard for short-
ra nge wi reless data transfer up toappr oximately
10 m.
Yo u can use Blue tooth®
to connect your mobile
phone tothe multimedia sy stem and use thefo l‐
lowing functions, forex ample:
R hands-free sy stem with access tothefo llow‐
ing options:
- con tacts (0013 page 335)
- call lists (0013 page 338)
- text messa ges R
Internet connection
R listening tomusic via Blue tooth®
audio
(0013 page370)
R transfer ring business cards (vCards) into the
ve hicle
Blue tooth ®
is a regis tere d trademark of Blue‐
toot h Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
0009 Internet connection via Blue tooth®
is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blue tooth ®
Re quirements for switching off Blue tooth ®
:
R Apple CarPl ay™ is not active.
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 System 0019
ö Connectivity 0007
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 Bluetoo th®
.
If Android Autois active, a prom ptappears ask‐
ing whe ther Blue tooth®
should be deactivated. 0007
Select Yes.
Android Autois closed and Blue tooth®
is
deactivated. Multimedia sy
stem 289

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
ot her network devices.
The following connection options are available:
R Wi-Fi connection
The Wi-Fi connection toaWi -Fi-capable
device, e.g. the cus tomer's mobile phone or
a ta blet PC is es tablished.
R Multimedia sy stem as a Wi-Fi hotspot
Using this function, a tablet PC or no tebook
can be connec ted, forex ample.
To establish a connection, you can use thefo l‐
lowing me thods:
R WPS PIN
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made via a PIN.
R WPS PBC
The connection toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made bypressing a button (push button).
R Security key The connection
toa secure Wi-Fi network is
made via a secu rity key.
Setting up Wi-Fi
Requ irements:
R The device tobe connec ted supports one of
th eth re e means of connection described
(0013 page 290).
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 System 0019
ö Connectivity
Ac tivating/deactivating Wi-Fi 0007
Switch Wi-Fion0073 or off 0053.
If Wi-Fi is deactivated 0053, communication via
Wi -Fi toall devices is inter rupte d. This also
means that a connection tothe HERMES
communication module cann otbe es tab‐
lished. Then functions such as dynamic route
guidance with Live Traf fic Information are not
av ailable.
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. The type of connection es
tablished must be
selected on the multimedia sy stem and on the
device tobe connec ted.
0009 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). 0007
Select Internet settings . 0007
Select Search for Wi-Fi networks.
Using a security key 0007
Select a Wi-Fi network in the list. 0007
Have the security key displa yed on the device
to be connec ted (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions). 0007
Ente rth is security key on the multimedia sys‐
te m. 0007
Confirm the entry with¡.
0009 All devices support a security key as a
means of connection. 290
Multimedia sy stem

Connecting using a security
key0007
Select Connect device to vehicle hotspot .
A secu rity key is displa yed. 0007
Select theve hicle from the device tobe con‐
nec ted. The vehicle is displa yed with the
SSID MB Hotspot XXXXX .0007
Enter the security key which is shown in the
media display on the device tobe connec ted. 0007
Confirm the entry.
Connecting using NFC 0007
Select Establish a connection via NFC. 0007
Activate NFC on the mobile device (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions). 0007
Bring the mobile device into the NFC area of
th eve hicle (0013 page 333). 0007
Select Done.
The mobile device is now connected tothe
multimedia sy stem hotspot via NFC.
Generating a new security key: 0007
Select Set up hotspot . 0007
Select Generate security key .
A connection will be es tablished with the
newly crea ted security key. 0007
Tosave a security key:select Save.
When a new security key is sa ved, all existing
Wi -Fi connections are then disconnected. If
th eWi -Fi connections are being re-es tab‐
lished, the new security key must be en tere d. Managing COMAND
Touch devices Re
quirements:
R The COMAND Touch app is ins talled on the
ex tern al device (e.g. tablet or smartphone).
R Wi-Fi is acti vated (0013 page 290) and the
multimedia sy stem is confi gured as a Wi-Fi
hotspot (0013 page 291).
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 System 0019
COMAND Touch
Connecting and authorising a new device 0007
Select Authorise a new device. 0007
Select Connect new device. 0007
Ente rth e security key in theex tern al device.
The Please start COMAND Touch on your
device and follow the instructions. message
appears. 0007
Select Continue. 0007
Accept the connection requ est from the new
device. 0007
Ente rth e PIN shown on theex tern al device.
The device is authorised.
Au thorising a connected device 0007
Select Authorise a new device.
The devices already connec ted are displa yed. 0007
Select Continue using connected devices.
The Please start COMAND Touch on your
device and follow the instructions. message
appears. 0007
Select Continue. 0007
The connection requ est from the device
Accept. 0007
Ente rth e PIN shown on theex tern al device.
The device is authorised. 292
Multimedia sy stem

Importing/exporting user profiles
Re
quirements:
R There is an Internet connection
(0013 page 353).
R A Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Personalisation service is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 System 0019
g Personalisation
0019 Manual export/import
This function is not available in all countries.
On ly individu al profiles can be impor ted or
ex por ted.
The individual profiles are alw ays collectively
impor ted or expor ted. 0007
Impor t:select Import profiles from the
server.
The The profile import overwrites the exist-
ing profiles. Do you want to continue? mes‐
sage appears. 0007
Select Yes.
User profiles are impor ted. 0007
Expor t:select Export profiles to the server.
User profiles are expor ted.
0009 Certain settings, such as address book
ent ries or pr evious destinations from the
navigation sy stem, are not expor ted.
Setting user profile options
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 System 0019
g Personalisation 0007
Highlight a profile. 0007
Select 0080options.
The following options are available:
R Rename
R Delete
R Reset
0009 The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named. So
ftwa reupdate 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
Up dates via mobile
phone Na
vigation map, sys‐
te m updates, Digital
Owner's Manual
Up dates via an exter‐
nal storage medium,
e.g. a USB flash drive Na
vigation maps 0009
Updates via mobile phone requ ire an active
Internet connection forth eve hicle. This is
not available in all countries. For fur ther
information on connecting tothe Internet,
see (0013 page 352).
Ad vantages of updating software
Thanks tothe software update, your vehicle sta‐
tus is up-to-date.
In order tocons tantly impr ovethequ ality of our
services you will recei vefuture updates foryo ur 296
Multimedia sy stem

multimedia sy
stem, the Mercedes me connect
services and your vehicle's communication mod‐
ule. These will con veniently be sent to you via
th e mobile phone connection in your vehicle
and, as an option, ins talled automaticall y.Yo u
can moni torth est atus of your updates on the
Mercedes me por tal and find information about
po tential inno vations.
Yo ur advantages at a glance:
R con veniently recei vesoftware update s via
th e mobile phone network
R impr ovesth equ ality and availability of
Mercedes me connect services
R keeps your multimedia sy stem and communi‐
cation module up-to-date
Fu rther information about software updates can
be found at http://me.mercedes-benz.com
Pe rforming a software upda te
Requ irements:
R There is an Internet connection
(0013 page 352). R
For automatic updates: your vehicle has a
permanently ins talled communication mod‐
ule.
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 System 0019
Software update
Au tomatic update 0007
Activate 0073Automatic online updates.
Up dates are per form ed.
The cur rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
Manual update 0007
Deactivate 0053Automatic online updates. 0007
Select an update from the list and start the
update.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate 0007
Restart the sy stem.
Fu nction of important sy stem upda tes
Impor tant sy stem updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia sy stem's data.
Please ins tallth ese updates, or else the security
of your multimedia sy stem cann otbe ensured. 0009
If automatic software updates are activated,
th e sy stem updates will be downloaded auto‐
matically (0013 page 297).
As soon as an update is available for download,
a cor responding message appears onthe media
displa y.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Download
The update will be downloaded in the back‐
ground.
R Details
Information about the pending sy stem
update is displa yed.
R Later
The update can be downloaded manually at a
later time (0013 page 297).
If th e download is comple ted and the update is
re ady for ins tallation, you will be informed of this
af te rth e next ignition cycle, forex ample.
0009 Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the ins tallation. Multimedia sy
stem 297