phone MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owner's Guide

Connecting using a security
key#
Select Connect device to vehicle hotspot .
A secu rity 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
media display on the device tobe connec ted. #
Confirm the entry.
Connecting using NFC #
Select Establish a connection via NFC. #
Activate NFC on the mobile device (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions). #
Bring the mobile device into the NFC area of
th eve hicle (→ page 337). #
Select Done.
The mobile device is now connected tothe
multimedia sy stem hotspot via NFC.
Generating a new security key: #
Select Set up hotspot . #
Select Generate security key .
A connection will be es tablished with the
newly crea ted security key. #
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 (→ page 293) and the mul‐
timedia sy stem is confi gured as a Wi-Fi hot‐
spot (→ page 294).
Multimedia sy stem:
System COMAND Touch
Connecting and authorising a new device #
Select Authorise a new device. #
Select Connect new device. #
Ente rth e security key in theex tern al device.
The Please start COMAND Touch on your
device and follow the instructions. message
appears. #
Select Continue. #
Accept the connection requ est from the new
device. #
Ente rth e PIN shown on theex tern al device.
The device is authorised.
Au thorising a connected device #
Select Authorise a new device.
The devices already connec ted are displa yed. #
Select Continue using connected devices.
The Please start COMAND Touch on your
device and follow the instructions. message
appears. #
Select Continue. #
The connection requ est from the device
Accept. #
Ente rth e PIN shown on theex tern al device.
The device is authorised. Multimedia sy
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Multimedia sy
stem:
System gPersonalisation 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. #
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. #
Select Yes.
User profiles are impor ted. #
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. Setting user profile options
Multimedia sy
stem:
System gPersonalisation #
Highlight a profile. #
Select ¥options.
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
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 %
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 (→ page 356).
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
multimedia sy stem, the Mercedes me connect
services and your vehicle's communication mod‐
ule. These will con veniently be sent to you via Multimedia sy
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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
(→ page 356).
R For automatic updates: your vehicle has a
permanently ins talled communication mod‐
ule. Multimedia sy
stem:
System Software update
Au tomatic update #
Activate OAutomatic online updates.
Up dates are per form ed.
The cur rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
Manual update #
Deactivate ªAutomatic online updates. #
Select an update from the list and start the
update.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate #
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.
% If automatic software updates are activated,
th e sy stem updates will be downloaded auto‐
matically (→ page 300). 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 (→ page 300).
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.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the ins tallation.
Re quirements forth e ins tallation:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The engine is not running. 300
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R
Notes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
R The parking brake is applied.
If all requirements are met, the update will be
ins talled. The multimedia sy stem cann otbe
operated while the update is being ins talled and
ve hicle functions are restricted.
If er rors should occur during the ins tallation, the
multimedia sy stem automatically attem ptsto
re store the pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is not possible, a symbol
appears on the cent reconsole displ ay. Please
consult a qualified specialist workshop to
re solve the problem. Re
set function Multimedia sy
stem:
System Reset
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
R Station presets
R Connec ted mobile phones #
Select Yes.
If PIN pr otection is activated, a prom ptappears
asking if you also wish torestore this to thefa c‐
to ry settings during a reset. #
Select Yes. #
Enter the cur rent PIN.
The PIN is reset.
or #
Select No.
The cur rent PIN stay sth e same af terre set‐
ting.
% Ifyo u ha veforg ottenyo ur PIN, a Mercedes-
Benz service centre can deactivate the PIN
pr otection foryo u.
A prom ptappears again asking whe ther you
re ally wish toreset. #
Select Yes.
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings. Fi
t & Healthy ENE
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#
Select Set as destination .
or #
Select an intermedia tedestination using
ª Enter destination duringroute guid‐
ance. #
Select Set as next intermediate destination
af te r entering the destination.
Editing intermedia tedestinations
Re quirements:
R The destination and at least one intermediate
destination ha vebeen entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation Intermediate destinations and
info #
Tocall up the map: highlight the destination
or the intermediate destination. #
Select ¥Map. #
Movethe map (→ page 325). #
Select destination on the map (→ page310). #
Tochange the order of destinations: high‐
light the destination or the intermediate des‐
tination. #
Select ¥Move . #
Movethe intermediate destination tothe
desired position. #
Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad. #
Todel ete a destination: highlightthe desti‐
nation or the intermediate destination. #
Select ¥Delete.
Calculating a route with intermediate desti‐
nations
Re quirements:
R The destination and at least one intermediate
destination ha vebeen entered. Multimedia sy
stem:
Navigation Intermediate destinations and
info #
Select Start new route guidance.
The route is calculated with the set inter‐
mediate destinations.
Selecting a contact for destination entry
Re quirements:
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem (→ page 332).
R Contacts ha vebeen downloaded
(→ page 340).
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation ¬Previous and other desti-
nation sC ontacts #
Select the conta ct.
The contact de tails are displa yed. #
Select the address.
Fi ltering displa ysfor contacts #
Enter a name or telephone number, forex am‐
ple, into the sear chfield. Multimedia sy
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or
#
Ifro ute guidance is active, select Start new
route guidance orSet as next intermediate
destination .
Start new route guidance: the selected desti‐
nation address is set as a new destination.
The pr evious destinations and intermediate
destinations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance to
th e new destination begins.
Set as next intermediate destination :the
selected destination address is set as the
next intermedia tedestination. Route guid‐
ance begins.
Ta king alternative routes into conside ration #
Select an al tern ative route (→ page314).
Other menu functions #
Tosave the destination: select¥Store
in "Previous destinations". #
Todispl ayon the map: select¥Map. #
Tocall a telephone number: select
¥ Call(ifavailable). #
Tocall up an Internet address: select
¥ www(ifavailable).
Selecting a route type
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation ÀRoute and position #
Select Route settings. #
Select thero ute type.
If ro ute guidance is active, the new route is
calculated with the new route type.
If ro ute guidance is not active, the next route
is calculated with the new route type.
Yo u can choose from thefo llowing route types:
R Eco route
An economical route is calculated. The jour‐
ney time may be som ewhat longer than for
qu icke rro utes.
The symbol forth e cur rent vehicle position is
displa yed in green.
R Fast route
Aro ute with a quick journey time is calcula‐
te d.
R Short route A
ro ute with a sho rtdriving dis tance is calcu‐
la te d.
Avoid traffic jam automatically can be switched
on O or off ªforth ese route types. If Avoid
traffic jam automatically is switched on, Ask
before changing route to avoid traffic jam can be
selected.
The Avoid traffic jam automatically andAsk
before changing route to avoid traffic jam set‐
tings are not available in everycountr y.
The settings enable thefo llowing:
R Avoid traffic jam automatically
The route is calculated with the cur rently set
ro ute type.
Tr af fic messages via Live Traf fic Information
or FM RDS-TMC are take n into account.
Live Traf fic Information and FM RDS-TMC are
not available in all countries.
R Ask before changing route to avoid traffic
jam
A prom ptappears when a new route is de tec‐
te d with a shor ter journey time based on traf‐ 312
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%
Inthefo llowing situations, navigation
announcements are switched on automati‐
cally:
R A new route guidance is star ted.
R The route is recalculated.
% You can add and call up this function as a
fa vo urite under Spoken driving recommenda-
tions on/off.
Swit ching navigation announcements on/off
during a phone call #
Select System. #
Select õAudio. #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Swit chDriving recommendations during
phone call onO or off ª.
Ad justing the volume of navigation
announcements
Re quirements:
R Route guidance is active. #
On the multifunction steering wheel or
on the multimedia sy stem: turn thevo lume
control on the multifunction steering wheel
during a navigation announcement.
or #
Turn thevo lume control on the cent recon‐
sole du ring a navigation announcement
(→ page 287).
% Inthefo llowing situations, thevo lume is
ra ised tothe maximum volume or lo weredto
th e minimum volume:
R A new route guidance is star ted.
R The route is recalculated.
% The minimum volume can be individually set
at a Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re. #
Via sy stem settings: selectSystem. #
Select õAudio. #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Select Driving recommendation volume. #
Set thevo lume. #
Toswitch audio fadeout on/o ffduring
navigation announcements: selectSystem . #
Select õAudio. #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments . #
Switch Audio fadeout during driving recom-
mendation onO or off ª.
Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
R aro ute has already been created.
R route guidance is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation #
Select !Driving recommendation . #
Select #Driving recommendation .
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% You can add and call up this function as a
fa vo urite under Repeat spoken driving rec-
ommendation .318
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Fu
rther information can be found at: http://
www.mercedes.me
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation ZOption sM ap content #
Activate Weather information O.
or #
Ifwe ather information display 6isavailable
in the map menu, activate O(→page 324)
it.
Cur rent we ather information is displa yed on
th e navigation map, e.g. temp erature or
cloud co ver.
% Weather information is not available in all
countries. Calling up
the Digital Owner's Manual (navi‐
ga tion) Calling up in
form ation on navigation
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation ZOption sInformation
on navigation #
Select theto pic. Te
lephone Te
lephony Note
s ontelephony &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
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. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted
from the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating mobile communication equipment in
th eve hicle.
Fu rther information can be obtained from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre or at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect. 330
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Te
lephone menu overview 1
Blue tooth ®
device name of the cur rently
connected mobile phone
2 Signal stre ngth of the mobile phone network
fo rth e cur rently connected and selected
mobile phone
3 Battery status of the cur rently connected
and selected mobile phone 4
¢ (telephone ready) or w(call active)
5 Contacts (→page 339)
6 Call list (→page 342)
7 Text message
8 One mobile phone connec ted: Active call. Tw
o mobile phones connected: changes view
between telephone 1 and 2 or Active call
9 Devices (→page 332)
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Symbols
1to4 are not shown until af ter a
mobile phone has been connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. The symbols depend on your
mobile phone and your mobile phone network
pr ov ider.
Blu etoo th®
pr ofile overview Blue
tooth ®
profile
of the mobile phone Fu
nction
PBAP (Phone Book
Access Profile) Contacts are auto‐
matically displa
yed in
th e multimedia sys‐
tem
MAP (Message
Access Profile) Message functions
can be used Te
lephony operating modes overview
Depending on your equipment, thefo llowing tel‐
ephony operating modes are available:
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(→ page 332). R
Two mobile phones are connected with the
multimedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(two
phone mode) (→ page 333).
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem as an SAP (Sim Access Profile)
te lephone (→ page 334).
R Only a SIM card is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem (→ page 334).
A mobile phone is being used parallel to a
SIM card (→ page 334).
Information on telephony
The following situations can lead tothe call
being disconnected while theve hicle is in
motion:
R there is insuf ficient network co verage inthe
area
R you mo vefrom one GSM or UMTS transmit‐
te r/receiver area (cell) into ano ther and no
communication channels are free
R the SIM card used is not compatible with the
network available R
a mobile phone with "Twincard" is logged into
th e network with the second SIM card at the
same time
The multimedia sy stem supports calls in HD
Vo ice ®
for impr oved speech qualit y.Arequ ire‐
ment forth is is that the mobile phone and the
mobile phone network pr ovider of the person
yo u are calling suppo rtHD Voice ®
.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may fluctuate.
Connecting a mobile phone (Blu etoo th®
te l‐
ephony)
Re quirements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the mobile phone
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the multimedia
sy stem (→ page 292). 332
Multimedia sy stem