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Recommended lane 1
In this lane, youw ill be able tocompl eteb oth
th en extc hang eofd irection and theo ne
af te rt hat.
R Possible lane 2
In this lane, youw ill on lybe able tocompl ete
th en extc hang eofd irection.
R Lan enotrecommended 3
In this lane, youw ill no tbea bletocompl ete
th en extc hang eofd irection without chang‐
ing lane.
During thec hang eofd irection ,new lane smay
be added.
% Lanerecommendations can also be dis‐
pla yedint he Instrument Displa yand in the
Head-up Displa y.
Destination reached
Once thed estination is reached, youw ill see the
ch equered flag Í.R outeguidance is finished.
Whe nani ntermedia tedestination has been
re ached, youw ill see thei ntermediat edestina‐
tion flag wit hthe number of your intermediate destination
Î.After this, routeg uidance is
continued.
Swit ching navigation announcement son/off
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active. #
Toswitc hoff:press the8 button on the
multifunction steering wheel during anaviga‐
tion announcement.
or #
Press on thev olume control tother ight of
th ec ontroller during anavigation announce‐
ment (→ page292).
The Spoken driving recommendations have
been deactivated. messageappears.
or #
Sho wthe navigation menu (→ page309). #
Select !Drivingrecommendation .
The symbol changes to# . #
Toactivate: select#Driving recommen-
dation.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
pl ay ed.
% Inthef ollowing situations, navigation
announcements ar eswitched on automati‐
cally:
R Anew routeg uidance is star ted.
R The routeisr ecalculated.
% Youc an access and add this function as a
fa vo urit eunder Spoke ndriving recommenda-
tions on/off.
Swit ching navigation announcement son/off
during aphone call #
Select System. #
Select õAudio . #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Swit chDriving recommendations during
phone call onO or off ª. Multimedia sy
stem 321

Ad
justin gthe volum eofn avigation
announcements
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active.
On them ultifunction steering wheel or on
th em ultimedia sy stem #
Press theW orX button on them ulti‐
function steering wheel during anavigation
announcement.
or #
Turn thev olume control tother ight of the
controller du ring anavigation announcement
(→ page 293).
% Inthef ollowing situations, thev olume is
ra ised tothem inimum volume or lo weredto
th em aximum volume:
R Anew routeg uidance is star ted.
R The routeisr ecalculated.
% The minimum volume can be individuall yset
at aM ercedes-Benz Service Cent re.Vi
as ystems ettings #
Select System. #
Select õAudio . #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Select Drivingrecommendation volume. #
Setthe volume.
Switching audio fadeout on/o ffduring navi‐
ga tio na nnouncements #
Select System . #
Select õAudio . #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments . #
Switch Audio fadeou tduring driving recom-
mendation onO or off ª.
Re peating navigatio nannouncements
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Select !Drivingrecommendation . #
Select #Drivingrecommendation .
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% Youc an access and add this function as a
fa vo urit eunder Repeat spoken driving rec-
ommendation .
Cancelling rout eg uidance
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation #
Select Cancel route guidance .
Continuing rout eg uidance
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is inter rupte d. 322
Multimedia sy stem

#
Tochang em obile phones: placetheN FC
area of them obile phone (see manufactur‐
er's operating instructions) on NFC logo 2.
If th em obile phone has already been author‐
ised on them ultimedia sy stem, it is no wcon‐
nected.
If th em obile phone is authorised on them ul‐
timedia sy stem fort he firs tt ime, it is connec‐
te da fter confirming them obile phone
instruction s(see them anufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther information can be found at :http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Setting ther eception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirements:
R Am obile phon eisauthorised (→ page337).
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
á Connec tdevice
This function ensures optimal languag equalit y. #
Highlight them obile phone in thed evice list. #
Select ¥. #
Select Reception volume orTransmission
volume . #
Setthe volume.
Fu rther information on ther ecommende drecep‐
tio na nd transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justin gthe call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
õ Audio .
Telephone #
Select Speech volume orRington evolume . #
Setthe volume.
St arting/ stopping mobile phon evoice recog‐
nition
Re quirements:
R The mobile phon eisconnec tedtot he multi‐
media sy stem (→ page337).
St arting mobile phone voice recognition #
Press and hold theó button on them ulti‐
function steering wheel form oret han one
second.
Yo uc an use mobile phon evoice recognition. St
opping mobil ephone voice recognition #
Press the8 or~ button on them ulti‐
function steering wheel. Calls
Te
lephone operation
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts
Making acall #
Select Numerical keypad. #
Ente rthe number. #
Select w.
The call is made.
Ac ceptin gacall #
Select Accept.
Re jectin gacall #
Select Reject.
Endin gacall #
Select =. Multimedia sy
stem 341

R
Display participants
R Set up call/Connect now #
Select afunction.
Markin ganentry in the to-do lis tascomple‐
ted
Multimedia sy stem
, In Car Office #
Select an entry inthet o-do list O.
Ac cepting/rejecting an incoming call fora
te lephone conference #
Toaccep t:select Accept. #
Toreject: select Reject. Apple CarPl
ay™ Overvie
wofApple CarPlay™
iPhone ®
functions can be used via them ultime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. The yareoper‐
ated using thec ontroller or theS iri®
vo ice-oper‐
ated control sy stem. Youc an activat ethe voice-
operated control sy stem bypressing and holding
the ó button on them ultifunction steering
wheel. When using Apple CarPlay™ via
thev oice-oper‐
ated control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can
st ill be operated via LINGU ATRO NIC
(→ pag e274).
On ly one mobile phone atat imec an be connec‐
te dv ia Apple CarPlay™ tothem ultimedia sys‐
te m.
The availabilit yofApple CarPlay™ ma yvary
accordin gtothe countr y.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Information on Apple CarPlay™
While using Apple CarPlay™ various functions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, e.g. telephon yorthe
media sources Blue tooth®
audio and iPod ®
,a re
una vailable.
Onl yone routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone. Connecting an iPhone
®
via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements:
R Apple ®
operatin gsystemv ersion iOS 8.3 or
abo veis ins talled on thei Phone ®
.
R Ther eisanI nternetconnection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA pple CarPlay™.
R The iPhone ®
is connected tothem ultimedia
sy stem via theU SB port çusing asuita‐
ble cable (→ page369).
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Apple CarPlay
Setting automatic or manual start
Am essa geappear swhen connec tedf or thef irst
time. #
Automatic star t:select Automatically.
Start automatically is activatedO.
Apple CarPlay™ will no wstart immediately
af te rt he iPhone ®
is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem using aUSB cable. #
Manua lstar t:select Manually . #
Select thei Phone ®
in thed evice list. 348
Multimedia sy stem

Ac
cepting/rejecting thed atap rote ction reg‐
ulations
Am essag ewitht he dat aprotection regulations
appears. #
Select Accept &Start .
or #
Select Decline &End.
If yo us elected automatic start, youw ill ha ve
to star tA pple CarPlay™ manuall ythe next
time youw ant touse it.
Exiting Apple CarPlay™ #
Press theò button on them ultifunction
st eering wheel, fore xamp le.
% If Apple CarPlay™ wasn otdispla yedint he
fo re ground befor edisconnecting, thea ppli‐
cation starts in theb ackg round when recon‐
nected. Youc an call up Apple CarPlay™ in
th em ain menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Apple CarPlay .
Sound #
Select thet one men u(→ page 388). Ending Apple CarPlay™
Multimedi
asystem:
, Connect .
Apple CarPlay #
Select Disconnect.
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
wit he lect ricity.
or #
Disconnect thec onnecting cable between
th em obile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th ec onnecting cable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview
Mobile phon efunction scan be used with
Android Autousin gthe Android operating sys‐
te mont he multimedia sy stem. It is operated
using thec ontroller or thev oice-operated con‐
trol sy stem. Youc an activat ethe voice-opera ted
control sy stem bypressing and holding theó
button on them ultifunction steering wheel. When using Android
Autovia thev oice-opera ted
control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can still
be opera tedv ia LINGU ATRO NIC (→ page274).
On ly one mobile phone atat imec an be connec‐
te dv ia Android Auto to them ultimedia sy stem.
The availabilit yofAndroid Au toand Android Auto
App smayvary accordin gtothe countr y.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Information on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,v arious func tions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, fore xamp lethem edia
source Blue tooth®
audio, ar enotavailable.
On ly one routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone.
Connecting amobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements:
R The firs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAutoont he
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons. Multimedia sy
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R
ontheb asis of thec all, theo perator decides
whe ther it is necessar ytocallr escue teams
and/or thep olice tothea cciden tsite.
R am essag ewitha cciden tdataist ransmit ted
to theM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lcentre.
The Mercedes-Benz emergency cal lcentre
can transmit thev ehicle position dat atoone
of thep ublic emer gency service scallc en‐
tres.
R in cer tain situations dat aisalso transmitted
in thes peec hchannel totheM ercedes-Benz
emer gency cal lcentre.
Thi sallow sm easu resf or rescue, reco very or
to wing toaM ercedes-Ben zServic eCentreto
be initiated quickl y.
If th eM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsystem
cann otconnect totheM ercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy cal lcentre, thee mer gency cal lisautomat‐
icall ysent tothep ublic emer gency service scall
centre.
If no connectio ncan be made tothep ublic
emer gency services, acorresponding message
appears inthed ispla y. #
Dialthe emer gency cal lnumbe r999 or 11 2
on your mobile phone.
Ending an unin tentional emer gency call #
Select ~onthem ultifunction steering
wheel.
Tr ansmitted data with th eMercedes-Benz
emer gency call sy stem
The following dat aistransmit tedtot he
Mercedes-Benze mergency cal lcentre:
R thev ehicle's GPS position data
R thel astG PS position dat aontheroute(af ew
hundred metres befor ethe incident)
R direction of tr avel
R vehicle identification number
R thev ehicle driv etype
R thee stimated number of people in thev ehi‐
cle
R whe ther Mercedes me connect is available or
not
R whe ther thee mer gency cal lwas initia ted
manually or automatically R
thet ime of thea ccident
R thel anguag esetting on them ultimedia sys‐
tem
Fo ra ccident clarificatio npurposes ,the following
measures can be take nu ptoa nhour af tert he
emer gency cal lhas been initia ted:
R thec urrent vehicle position can be called up
R avoice connection tothev ehicle occupants
can be es tablished
% ForR ussia: various functions, e.g. receiving
traf fici nformation, canno tbeu sedf or up to
tw oh ours afte rs ending an emergency call.
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test mode
(Russia)
Re quirements:
R The star terb atter yiss ufficiently charge d.
R The ignition is switched on.
R The vehicle has been stationar yfor at least
one minute. 356
Multimedia sy stem

#
Tostar tt he test mode: pressand hol dthe
~ button on them ultifunction steering
wheel foratl east five seconds.
The test mode is star teda nd automatically
ends af tert he languag etesth as been per‐
fo rm ed. #
Toend thet estm ode manuall y:switc hoff
th ei gnition.
The test mode is ended. Online and Interne
tfunctions Interne
tconnection Information on connecting
totheI nternet &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thi scould also cause youto
lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
operating them ultimedia sy stem.
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, youc an
es tablish an Interne tconnection in thef ollowing
wa ys:
R Vehicles with acom municatio nmodule:
Interne tuse including Mercedes me connect
services and dat aroaming (→ page357).
R Vehicles without acom municatio nmod‐
ule:
- via Blue tooth®
wit had ata-enabled
mobile phon e(→pag e359)
- viaWi-Fi wi thad ata-enabled mobile
phon e(→pag e357)
- via business telephon y(→ pag e358) The Interne
tfunction scan onl ybeusedtoalimi‐
te dd egreew hilstdriving.
Interne tconnection via communication mod‐
ule
On vehicles wit habuilt-in communication mod‐
ule, theI nterne tconnection is es tablished via an
integ ratedS IM card.
If th ed atav olume limit is reached, thea vailabil‐
ity of Mercedes me connec tservices is limited.
The dat avolume mus tbepurch ased via
Mercedes me connect.
Setting up an Interne tconnection via Wi-Fi
Re quirements:
R theW i-Fifunctio nisa ctivatedont he multi‐
media sy stem (→ page298).
R theW i-Fifunctio nisa ctivatedont heextern al
devic e(see them anufacturer's operating
instructions).
R Interne taccess via Wi-Fi is acti vated( see the
manufacturer's operating instructions). Multimedi
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1displ aysa dditional information
pr ov ided bythes tatio nasani mage. This can
include logos ,album co vers,m usic trac ks,p ro‐
grammes, ne wsor service information, fore xam‐
ple. The additional information is shown in full-
sc reen mode byselecting 2. #
Toactivat efull-screenm ode:select #
Full screen. #
Todeactivat efull-sc reen mode: select
%. Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gthe frequency fix
function Multimedia sy
stem:
, Radio .
Z Options .
Frequenc yfix #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
If th ef unction is activated, thes etfrequency
is ke pt eve nifthereception is poo r. Ta
gging music trac ks Multimedia sy
stem:
, Radio
If ra dio stations pr ovide ther ele vant information,
th is function allo wsyoutot rans feri nformation
on them usic trac kcurrently pl aying toan
Apple ®
device. Youc an then pur chase thea udio
fi le from thei Tune sS tore ®
. #
Select ♫→ Tag this song.
The trac kinformation is sa ved. Switching traf
fica nnouncement son/off Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
õ Audio .
Navigation
and traffic announcements #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
or #
Press and hold the8 button on them ulti‐
function steering wheel. Setting
thet raffic information service vol‐
um eincrease Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
õ Audio .
Navigation
and traffic announcements #
Select Traffic announcements volume
increase. #
Select No increase orav alue. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gradio text Multimedia sy
stem:
, Radio .
Z Options .
Display radio
texti nformation #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. TV
Information on
TVmode Ubiquitou
sDTCP-MO ST
Copyright ®
20 15 Ubiquitous Corp. 380
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Flat ty
re Note
sonf lat tyres &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoaflat
tyre
Af lat tyr eseve rely affects thed riving charac‐
te rist ics as well as thes teering and braking
of thev ehicle.
Ty resw ithout run-flat characteristics: #
Do no tdrive on wit haflat tyre. #
Chang ethe flat tyr eimmediatel ywith
th ee mer gency spa rewheel or spare
wheel. Alternativel y,consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Ty resw ithrun-flat characteristics: #
Obse rvet he information and warning
no tesonM OExtended tyres (run-flat
tyres). In
thee vent of aflat tyre, thef ollowing options
ar ea vailable dependin gonyourvehicle's equip‐
ment:
R Vehicles with MOExtende dtyres: it is pos‐
sibl etoc ontinu ethe journe yfor as hort
period of time. Mak esurey ou obser vethe
no tesonM OExtended tyres (run-flat tyres)
(→ pag e409).
R Vehicles with aTIREFIT kit: youc an repair
th et yresot hat it is possibletoc ontinuethe
journe yfor as hor tperiod of time. Todo this,
use theT IREFI Tkit (→ page411).
R Vehicles with Mercedes me connect: you
can mak eacallf or breakdown assis tanc ev ia
th eo verhead control panel in thec ase of a
breakdown (→ page352).
R Allvehicles: chang ethe wheel
(→ pag e441).
% Thee mergency spa rewheel is onl yavailable
in cer tain countries. MOExtended tyres (run-
flat tyres) &
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
in li mp-hom emode
Whe ndriving in emergency mod ethe han‐
dling characteristic sareimpaired. e.g .when
cornering ,when accelerating stronglyand
when braking. #
Do no texceed thes pecified maximum
speed. #
Avoid an yabrup tsteering and driving
manoeuvres as well as drivin gover
obs tacle s(kerbs, po tholes, off-road).
Thi sapplies ,inparticular ,toal oaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving in thee mer gency mod eif
yo un otice:
R bangin gnoise
R vehicle vibration
R smok ewhichs mells lik erubber
R continuous ESP ®
inter vention
R crac ksin tyr eside walls Breakdown assis
tance 409

#
Driv etot he neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethet yre, tyr esealant bottle
and filler hose replaced there. Batte
ry(vehicle) Note
sont he12Vb attery &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he battery
can, fore xamp le, lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions in saf ety-re l‐
eva nt sy stems, e.g. thel ighting sy stem, ABS
(anti-loc kbraking sy stem) or ESP ®
(Elec‐
tronic Stabilit yProgram). The ope rating
saf etyofy ourvehicle ma yberestricted.
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R when braking
R inthee vent of ab rupt steering manoeu‐
vres and/or when thev ehicle's speed is
no ta dap tedtot heroad conditions #
Inthee vent of ashortcircui tora simi‐
la ri ncident, contact aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately. #
Do no tcontinue driving. #
Alw aysh ave workon theb atter ycarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop. R
Further information on ABS (→ page195)
R Further information on ESP ®
(→ pag e196)
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nly use bat teries whic hhave been tes‐
te da nd appr ovedfor your vehicle byMercedes-
Benz.T hese batteries pr ovide inc reased impact
pr otection topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering aci dburns should theb atter ybed am‐
aged in thee vent of an accident. Al
lv ehicles exceptv ehicles wit halithium-
ion battery &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion due toelec‐
tros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can cause spa rksw hich
ma yignit ethe highly flammable gasm ixture
in theb atter y. #
Todischar geanye lectros tatic charge
th at ma yhave built up, touc ht he me tal
ve hicle body befor ehandling theb at‐
te ry. The highly
flammable gasm ixtur eisc reated
while theb atter yisc harging and during starting
assis tance. &
WARNING Danger of chemical burns
from theb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic. #
Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Do no tlean overthe batter y. Breakdown assis
tance 415