MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2016 Owners Manual

Only operate
this equipment when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requ irements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating mobile communication equipment in
th eve hicle.
Te lephony is possible via:
R the Blue tooth®
inter face
R thete lephone module with Blue tooth®
(SAP
profile)
Blue tooth ®
profile 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 Fu
rther information can be obtained from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre or at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect.
HD Voice ®
R Toimpr ove vo icequalit y,the multimedia sys‐
te m supports telephone calls in HD Voice ®
.
R In order touse this function, the mobile
phones and the mobile phone network pro‐
vider of the person you are calling must sup‐
port HD Voice ®
.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may fluctuate.
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
the network with the second SIM card at the
same time
Connecting a mobile phone (authorising)
Re quirements:
Blue tooth ®
is activated on the mobile phone (see
th e manufacturer's operating instructions).
Blue tooth ®
is activated on the multimedia sys‐
te m (→ page 288).
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
á Connect device - no
device connected
Sear ching for a mobile phone #
Select Connect new device . #
Select Start search .
The available mobile phones are displa yed. If
a new mobile phone is found, it is indicated
by theá symbol. 318
Multimedia sy stem

Connecting a mobile phone (au
thorisation
using Secure Simple Pairing) #
Select the mobile phone.
A code is displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
and on the mobile phone. #
Ifth e codes match: confirm the code on
th e mobile phone.
Connecting a mobile phone (authorisation by
entering a passk ey) #
Select the Blue tooth®
name of the mobile
phone. #
Choose a one tosixteen-digit number combi‐
nation as a passk ey. #
Multimedia sy stem: enter the passk eyand
select a. #
Mobile phone: enterthe passk eyagain and
con firm.
% Upto15 mobile phones can be auth orised
on the multimedia sy stem.
All telephones are automatically reconnec‐
te d. Disconnecting a mobile phone (de-au
thoris‐
ing)
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
á Connect device -
Mobile phone #
Select the mobile phone from the device list. #
Select ¥. #
Select De-authorise. #
Select Yes.
Switching mobile phones
Re quirement:
The mobile phones are authorised (→ page318).
Mul timedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
á Connect device -
Mobile phone #
Select the mobile phone from the device list.
% Only one mobile phone can be connected at
any one time. The connected mobile phone
is displa yed at theto p of the list. Using
the mobile phone with NearField Com‐
munication (NFC)
Re quirements:
R NFC is activated on the mobile phone (see
th e manufacturer's operating instructions)
R the mobile phone's screen is switched on
and unloc ked (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions)
NFC enables short-ra nge wireless data transfer. Multimedia sy
stem 319

#
Toconnect a mobile phone: openstowage
compartment co ver1. #
Lightly press NFC area 2onthe inside of
th e co ver.
The mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. #
Toswitch mobile phones: lightly pressthe
NFC area of the mobile phone (see the man‐
ufacturer's operating instructions).
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ised on the multimedia sy stem, it is now con‐
nected.
If th e mobile phone is authorised on the mul‐
timedia sy stem forth efirs t time, it is connec‐
te d af ter confirming the mobile phone
instructions (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther functions without having a mobile phone
authorised on the multimedia sy stem:
R transfer ring a contact or a business card,
e.g. for direct navigation toan entered
address
R transfer ring a URL tothe enlar ged view in the
multimedia sy stem
Setting there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirement:
A mobile phone is authorised (→ page318). Mul
timedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
á Connect device -
Mobile phone
This function ensures optimal language qualit y. #
Highlight the mobile phone in the device list. #
Select ¥. #
Select Reception volume orTransmission
volume . #
Set thevo lume.
Fu rther information on there commended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justing the call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
õ Audio #
Select Telephone speech volume orPhone
ringtone volume. #
Set thevo lume. 320
Multimedia sy stem

St
arting/ stopping mobile phone voice recog‐
nition
Re quirement:
th e mobile phone is connected tothe multime‐
dia sy stem (→ page318).
St arting mobile phone voice recognition #
Press and hold theó button on the multi‐
function steering wheel for more than one
second.
Yo u can use mobile phone voice recognition.
St opping mobile phone voice recognition #
Press the8 or~ button on the multi‐
function steering wheel. Calls
Te
lephone operation
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts
Making a call #
Ente r a number. #
Select Dial number.
The call is made.
Ac cepting a call #
Select Accept.
Re jecting a call #
Select Reject.
Ending a call #
Select =.
Ac tivating functions during a call #
Toshow all functions, navigate down.
The following functions are available during a
call:
R End call
R Make additional call
R Keyboard (showtosend DTMF tones)
R Microphone off orMicrophone on
R Private Mode (an activecall in hands-free
mode is transfer redov er tothete lephone) Conducting calls with se
veral participants
Re quirements:
R there is an active call (→ page 321)
R ano ther call is being made
Switching between calls #
Select call #.
The selected call is active. The other call is
on hold.
Ac tivating or ending a call on hold #
Select Continue call orEnd call.
Conducting a conference call #
Select Create conference call inthete le‐
phone menu.
The new participant is included in the confe r‐
ence call.
Ending an active call #
Select =.
% On some mobile phones, the call on hold is
activated as soon as the active call is ended. Multimedia sy
stem 321

Incoming call du
ring an existing call (call
wa iting)
Re quirement:
There is an active call (→ page 321).
If yo ure cei vea call while already in a call, a
message is displa yed. An acoustic signal also
sounds. #
Select Accept.
The incoming call is active. The pr evious call
is on hold. #
Select Reject.
% This function and behaviour depends on your
mobile phone network pr ovider and the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions). Contacts
Information about
the contacts menu
The con tacts menu contains all contacts from
ex isting data sources, e.g. mobile phone or
memo rycard.
It is possible tostore up to6,000 contacts: R
3,000 entries are for permanently sa ved con‐
ta cts.
R 3,000 for contacts loaded from the mobile
phone.
Fr om the contac ts menu, you can per form the
fo llowing actions:
R Telephone operation (→ page 323)
R Navigation (→ page 298)
R Writing messages (→ page 323)
If a mobile phone is connec tedto the multimedia
sy stem (→ page318) and automatic calling up
(→ page 322) is activated, the mobile phone's
conta cts are displ ayed in the address book.
Downloading mobile phone contacts
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
Z Options
Au tomatically #
Activate OCall up contacts automatically .Manual
ly #
Deactivate ªCall up contacts automati-
cally. #
Select Call up contacts.
Calling up contacts
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts
The following options can be used tosear chfor
contacts:
R searchby initials
R sear chbyname
R searchby phone number #
Ente rch aracters into the sear chfield.
A selection of possible conta cts appears.
Entering more characters into the sear ch
fi eld nar rows down the number of possible
selections. #
Select the conta ct.
A contact can contain thefo llowing de tails:
R phone numbers
R navigation addresses 322
Multimedia sy stem

R
geo-coordinates
Editing thefo rm at of a contact's name
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
Z Options .
Name
format
The following options are available:
R Surname, first name
R Surname First name
R First name Surname #
Select an option.
Importing contacts into the contacts menu
Vi aZ Options, you can import contacts into
th ete lephone book as elect ronic business cards
from di fferent sources. Overview of importing contacts as electronic
business cards Source
Requirements:
ò Memory car dThe SD memory card
is inser ted.
ò USB device The USB device is
inserted into the USB
port.
ñ Bluetooth ®
con‐
nection If
th e sending of
vCards is suppor ted
via Blue tooth®
,
vCard s can be
re cei ved on mobile
phones or netbooks,
fo rex ample.
Blue tooth ®
is activa‐
te d in the multimedia
sy stem and on the
re spective device
(see the manufactur‐
er's operating instruc‐
tions). Saving a mobile phone contact
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts #
Call up a mobile phone conta ctó
(→ page 322). #
Select ¥. #
Select Save in vehicle.
The contact sa ved in the multimedia sy stem
is identified bythef symbol.
Calling a contact
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts #
Ente rch aracters into the sear chfield. #
Select the conta ct. #
Select a telephone number.
The number is dialled.
Fu rther options in the contacts menu
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts #
Select ¥. Multimedia sy
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The
following options are available:
R Contact details
R Save in vehicle
R Delete contact
Wi thin contact details #
Select ¥.
The following options are available:
R Call
R Send text message
R Save as global favourite
R Show website (when aweb address is
st ored)
R Navigate (when an address is stored)
R Send DTMF tones (for a number with DTMF
to nes)
Deleting a contact
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts
Yo u can dele tecontacts stored in theve hicle. #
Sear chfor a contact. #
Select the conta ct. #
Select ¥. #
Select Delete contact . #
Select Yes. Call li
st Call list
overview
If yo ur mobile phone suppo rts th e PBAP Blue‐
tooth ®
profile, the call lists from the mobile
phone are displa yed in the multimedia sy stem.
When connecting the mobile phone, you may
ha ve toconfirm the connection forth e PBAP
Blue tooth ®
profile.
If yo ur mobile phone does not suppo rtthe PBAP
Blue tooth ®
profile, the multimedia sy stem gener‐
ates its own call li sts. These are not the same as
th e call lists in your mobile phone. Making a call from
the call list
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ø Call list -
Device_name #
Select an entry. #
Make the call.
Options in the call list
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ø Call list -
Device_name #
Highlight the entry. #
Select ¥.
The following options are available:
R Send text message
R Open contact Te
xt messages Note
s onthete xt message functions
If th e connected mobile phone supports the
MAP Blue tooth®
profile, thete xt messa gefunc‐
tions can be used on the multimedia sy stem. 324
Multimedia sy stem

Yo
u can obtain fur ther information about set‐
tings and suppor ted functions of Blue tooth®
-
capable mobile phones from a Mercedes-Benz
service centre or at: http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect
Some mobile phones require fur ther settings
af te r being connected tothe multimedia sy stem
(see manufacturer's Owner's Manual).
New messages are identified bythe1 symbol
in the multimedia sy stem's display and an audi‐
ble signal.
R The multimedia sy stem displa ys the100
ne we sttext messa ges.
R The ú symbol is displa yed when the
mobile phone's messa gememory is full.
Confi guring thete xt messages displa yed
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
Z Options .
Call up
messages #
Select ¥.
A menu with thefo llowing options is shown:
R All messages R
New and unread messages
R New messages
R Off (The text messa ges are not displa yed
automaticall y.) #
Select an option.
Re ading text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
i Text message
Re ading a text message #
Select a text messa ge.
The message text is displ ayed.
Using there ad-aloud function #
Highlight thete xt messa ge. #
Select ¥. #
Select +Read aloud .
The text messa geisread aloud.
Composing and sending a text message
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
i Text message #
Navigate tothe left twice. #
Select Write new text message.
Ad ding a recipient #
Select Press to add recipient. #
Select the conta ct.
Dictating text #
Select Press to dictate.
The App forth e dictation function is loaded.
If th ere was no prior Internet connection, a
connection is now es tablished. #
Tostart the dictation function: press the con‐
troller or touchpad. #
Say your message.
The dic tation ends au tomatical lyafte ryou
ha ve finished speaking.
Af terth evo ice message has been processed,
it is shown as text.
Editing text #
Select thewo rd. Multimedia sy
stem 325

#
Tocall up the cor rection menu: press the
controller or touchpad.
The following options are available:
R adjusting the capitalisation of words (if
suppor tedby thech aracter set)
R expanding thech oice of words
R deleting the selection
R recording a new dictation #
Tolea vethe menu: select Done.
Sending text messages #
Select Send text message .
Re plying toate xt message
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
i Text message #
Select a text messa ge. #
Select ¥. #
Select Reply. Calling a
text message sender
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
i Text message #
Select a text messa ge. #
Select ¥. #
Select Call sender.
Deleting text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
i Text message #
Select ¥. #
Select Delete. Mercedes me connect
Note
s on Mercedes me connect
Mercedes me connect pr ovides thefo llowing
services:
R Breakdown management
R Appointment requests or similar
R Accident mana gement
R Mercedes-Benz emergency call sy stem The Mercedes-Benz Cus
tomer Centre and the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre are availa‐
ble foryo u around the cloc k.
The Info call button, the breakdown assis tance
button and the emer gency call button can be
fo und on theove rhead control panel of theve hi‐
cle (→ page 327).
Yo u can also use the multimedia sy stem tomake
th e call (→ page 327).
Please no tethat Mercedes me connect is a
Mercedes-Benz service. In emer gencies, al ways
call the national emer gency services firs t using
th est andard national emer gency service phone
numbe rs. In emergencies, you can also use the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
(→ page 329).
Fu rther information on Mercedes me connect,
th e pr ovided service scope and operation:
http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/
connectme/de_DE/index.html 326
Multimedia sy stem

Calling
the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
using the multimedia sy stem
Re quirements:
In order tobe able touse the Mercedes me con‐
nect service in theve hicle, thefo llowing is
re qu ired:
R You ha veaccess toa GSM networ k.
R The contra ct partner's GSM network co ver‐
age is available in there spective region.
R The ignition must be switched on so that
ve hicle data can be transfer red automati‐
call y.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts #
Call Mercedes me connect.
Af ter confirmation, the multimedia sy stem
sends there qu ired vehicle data.
The data transfer is shown in the displa y.
Then, you can select a service and be con‐
nected toa specialist at the Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Centre. Fu
rther information on Mercedes me connect,
th e pr ovided service scope and operation is
av ailable at: http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/
cars/connectme/de_DE/ind ex.html
Making a call via the overhead control panel
Re quirements:
In order tobe able touse the Mercedes me con‐
nect service in theve hicle, thefo llowing is
re qu ired:
R You ha veaccess toa GSM networ k.
R The contra ct partner's GSM network co ver‐
age is available in there spective region.
R The ignition must be switched on so that
ve hicle data can be transfer red automati‐
call y. 1
Breakdown assis tance call
2 SOS button co ver
3 MB Info call
4 SOS button #
Tomake a breakdown assistance call:
press button 1. #
Tomake an eme rgency call: press SOS
button co ver2 briefly toopen. Multimedia sy
stem 327