light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2017 Manual Online

St
atus displa ysinthe Assis tance graphic:
R é: ATTENTION ASSIST deactivated
R æ: Active Brake Assi stdeactivated
R Light lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
R Green lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist active R
Grey radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated
R Green radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist active
R Display of Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
(→ page 180) Calling up
displays in theTr ip menu On-board computer:
, Trip
% Ve
hicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: whenyou ha ve
th e design set toProgressive ,yo u can view
information on the journey in the left-hand
area of the instrument displa y. #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand side of Touch Control.
Displa ysintheTrip menu:
R standard display
R range and cur rent fuel consu mption When
gliding mode is active (→ page152),
Gliding mode is displayed ins tead of the cur‐
re nt fuel consu mption.
A recuperation displ ayis also available for
cer tain engines. If there is only a small
amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, the dis‐
play sho wsave hicle being refuelled ins tead
of thera nge.
R ECO displ ay (→page 147)
R trip computer From startandFrom reset
R Digital speedome ter
% Ve
hicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: The digital speed‐
ome ter only appears in theClassic andSport
designs. 230
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Setting
the design On-board computer
, Design
% This function is only available forve hicles
with a widescreen cockpit.
The following designs can be selec ted:
R Sport
R Classic
R Progressive #
Toselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The instrument displ ayis shown in the selec‐
te d design. Head-up Display
Fu
nction of the head-up display The head-up display projects information from
th e navigation sy stem and the driver assis tance
sy stem abo vethe cockpit into the driver's field
of vision. Display elements
1
Navigation messa ges
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructions and traf fic signs
4 Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre cei vea call, a message appears in
th e head-up display 6Incoming call.
In audio mode, thest ation name or track is tem‐
porarily shown when the active audio source is
being operated. Sy
stem limits
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
R seat position
R the positioning of the display image
R light conditions
R wetro ad sur faces
R objects on the display co ver
R polarisation in sunglasses Instrument Display and on-board computer
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Vo
ice command Function
Text message to To
crea tea message. All address book names are available.
Reply To
reply toa message
Forward text message To
forw ard a message Ve
hicle voice commands Yo
u can use theve hicle voice commands to
directly call up the cor responding menus forthe
ve hicle settings. Vo
ice command Function
Ambient light To
display ambient light settings
Display settings To
show display settings
Assistance settings To
display assis tance settings
Scent To
display fragrancing settings
Energy flow To
display energy flow settings
Ionisation To
display ionisation settings
Climate control To
display climate control settings 248
LINGU ATRO NIC

Vo
ice command Function
Light To
display light settings
Massage To
display massage settings
Engine data To
display engine data
Seats To
display seat adjustment settings
Consumption To
display consum ption
Visualisation To
display visualisation LINGU
ATRO NIC 249

The
Wi-Fi connection is es tablished toaWi-
Fi-capable device, e.g. tothe cus tomer's
mobile phone or tablet PC.
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
Re quirement:
The device tobe connec ted supports one of the
th re e means of connection described. Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity
Switching Wi-Fi on/off #
Switch Wi-FionO or off ª.
If Wi-Fi is deactivated ª, communication via
Wi -Fi is inter rupte dto all devices. This also
means that a connection tothe HERMES
communication module cann otbe es tab‐
lished. Functions su chas dynamic route
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.
The type of connection es tablished 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 Internet settings . #
Select Search for Wi-Fi networks. #
Via WPS PIN: highlight aWi-Fi network in
th e list. #
Select ¥Connect via WPS PIN.
The multimedia sy stem generates an eight-
digit PIN. #
Enter this PIN on the device tobe connec ted. #
Confirm the entry. #
By pressing a button: highlight aWi-Fi net‐
wo rkinthe list. #
Select ¥Connect via WPS PBC. #
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 Continue inthe multimedia sy stem. #
Using a security key:highlight a Wi-Fi net‐
wo rkinthe list. #
Select ¥Connect using security key. 260
Multimedia sy stem

#
Have the security key displa yed on the device
to be connec ted (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions). #
Ente rth is security key on the multimedia sys‐
te m. #
Confirm the entry with¡.
% All devices support a security key as a
means of connection.
Device has already been connec ted#
Toautomatically connect: highlight aWi-Fi
network in the list. #
Activate O¥ Connect automatically. #
Toconnect: highlight a Wi-Fi network in the
list. #
Select ¥Connect.
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:
, System .
ö Connectivity
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 Set up hotspot. #
Highlight Connect device to vehicle hotspot. #
Togenerate a WPS PIN: select¥Con-
nect using WPS PIN generation. #
Ente rth e PIN shown in the multimedia sys‐
te m display on the device tobe connec ted
and con firm. #
Connect via WPS pin: select¥Con-
nect using WPS PIN input. #
Select Enter WPS PIN. #
Enterth e PIN that is shown on theex tern al
device's display on the multimedia sy stem. #
Select Continue. #
Toconnect bypressing a button: select
¥ Connect via WPS PBC . #
Press the push button on the device tobe
connec ted. #
Select Continue. #
Toconnect via a security key:select Con-
nect device to vehicle hotspot.
A security key is displa yed. #
Select theve hicle from the device tobe con‐
nec ted. The vehicle is displa yed with the
SSID MB Hotspot XXXXX . #
Enter the security key which is shown in the
multimedia sy stem display on the device to
be connec ted. #
Confirm the entry.
To generate a new security key: #
Select Set up hotspot . #
Select Generate security key . Multimedia sy
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#
Expor t:select Export profiles to the server.
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:
, System .
g Personalisation #
Highlight a profile. #
¥ Select an option.
The following options are available:
R Rename
R Delete
R Reset
% 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
Interne tN avigation maps, sys‐
te m updates
External storage
medium, e.g. USB
st ick Na
vigation maps Pe
rforming a software upda te
Re quirement:
An Internet connection is requ ired for updates
which are obtained online (→ page312).
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Software update
Au tomatically #
Activate Othe automatic software update.
Up dates are per form ed. The cur
rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
The automatic software update is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
Manually #
Deactivate ªthe automatic software
update. #
Select an update from the list and start the
update.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate #
Restart the sy stem. Re
set function Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
Reset
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings.
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
R station presets
R connec ted mobile phones Multimedia sy
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%
This function is useful for countries in which
se veralch aracter sets are suppo rted. An
ex ample is Russia, which uses Cyrillic and
Latin characters. #
Tosear chonline: select6ª ONLINE.
Once an In tern et connection is es tablished, a
list appears. It sho wsonline destinations
re lated tothe pr evious ent ry.
Online destinations are pr ovided bythe Inter‐
net service pr ovider. #
Select the destination.
% Online sear chis not available in all coun‐
tries.
Re quirements:
R You ha vea Mercedes me account.
R The service has been activated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
Fu rther information can be found at http://
www.mercedes.me. #
Tocall up the lis t:press the% button.
or #
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards. #
Select a destination in the list. #
Toadopt a destination: selectAdopt desti-
nation7.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a list appears. #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
Me thod 2: sear chstep- by-step #
Press the% button.
or #
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
The character bar is hidden. City or postcode
is highlighted. Additional ent ryfields, e.g. for
POI, are available. #
Select City or postcode.
The character bar appears. #
Enter a city or postcode.
During destination entr y,suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list. The address may be entered in
various
orders, e.g.:
R City or postcode, Street,House no.
A stre et intersection may be entered, if
av ailable.
R Street, City or postcode
R POI , e.g. Petrol station, City or postcode
% The functions desc ribed forth e free sear ch
may be used:
R switch tohandwriting recognition
R switch tocharacter selection
R dele teentry
Entries in thePOI field, forex ample, may
also be dele ted with £.
R call up online sear chfunction (if availa‐
ble)
R call up a list #
Tochange the count ry:select the count ry. #
Enter a countr y.Yo u on lyneed toenter the
fi rs tch aracter. #
Select a country in the list. 268
Multimedia sy stem

#
Toadopt a destination: selectAdopt desti-
nation.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a dis tance-o rientated list appears. #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
Selecting a POI
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
POIs #
Select a categor y.
or #
Select All categories. #
Select a categor y. #
Select a sea rch position.
The special characters are displa yed in a list.
The list is sor tedby distance in ascending
orde r.
The POIs show thefo llowing information:
R name of POI
R linear dis tance tothe POI R
the direction of the linear dis tance tothe
POI (ar row) is displa yed when sear ching
fo rth eve hicle's cur rent position #
Select a POI. #
Altern ativel y,to filter the display byspe‐
cial characters: enter a sea rch entry in the
to p line.
The results list sho wsreleva nt POIs.
Example: if you en terItaly, POIs are shown:
R whose name includes thewo rdItaly
R which belong tothe category Italian cui-
sine #
Select ¡.
The firs t POI in the list is highlighted. #
Select a POI.
Setting the sear chposition for the parking
ca tegor y,forex ample, during active route
guidance #
Select In the vicinity ,Near destination or
Along the route.
The list sho ws the located POIs or opens an
ove rview of thero ute. #
Select a POI.
Selecting pr evious destinations
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Previ-
ous destinations #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown. #
Alternatively: if a favo urite has been sa ved
( → page 279), sele ctFrom global favourites . #
Select a favo urite.
The destination address is shown.
Selecting a contact
Re quirement:
a mobile phone is connec tedto the multimedia
sy stem (→ page 290).
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Con-
tacts #
Select the conta ct.
The releva nt contact de tails are displa yed. #
Select an address. Multimedia sy
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#
Alternativel y,to filter the display bycon‐
tacts: enter names or initials into the sear ch
fi eld. #
Select ¡.
The firs t contact in the list is highlighted. #
Select the conta ct.
En tering geo-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Geo-
coordinates #
Ente rge o-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds.
The map sho ws there leva nt position. #
Confirm the entry. #
Toview or mo vea destination on the
map: select Map. #
Tocalculate a route: select Start route
guidance. #
If a route has already been created, select
Start new route guidance orSet as inter-
mediate destination . Selecting from
the map
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Map menu #
Alternatively: if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press theTo uch Control, con‐
troller or touchpad.
The map menu appears. #
Select "mo vemap" in map menu
3(→ page 283). #
Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad.
or #
Slide the controller in any direction.
The map mo ves in the cor responding direc‐
tion under the crosshair. The more you mo ve
yo ur finger away from the middle on the
to uchpad, thefast erthe map mo ves. #
Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
If se veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, a li stsho wstheav ailable POIs and
ro ads. If a destination is located
exact ly on the
crosshair, the destination address is dis‐
pla yed. #
Select a destination in the list.
The destination address is shown.
Showing traf fic messages for the vicinity of
the map #
Select Traffic messages for the vicinity.
The map appears. #
Swipe le ftor right on theto uchpad.
or #
Slide the controller tothe left or right.
The pr evious or next traf fic incident is high‐
lighted on the map. Information on the tra ffic
incident is displa yed.
Showing POIs in the vicinity of the map #
Select Surrounding POIs . #
Swipe left or right on theto uchpad.
or #
Slide the controller tothe left or right.
The pr evious or next POI is highligh ted on the
map. The name or addre ss is displayed. 270
Multimedia sy stem