bluetooth MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2019 Owners Manual

Wire
less applications in theve hicle Fr
equency rang eT echnology Transmission output/magn etic field
st re ngth
20 kHz (9–90 kHz)R emotelocking sy stem ≤72 dBμA/m at 10 m
12 5 kHz (1 19–135 kHz)R emotelocking sy stem ≤ 42 dBμA/m at10 m
13 .553–13.567 MHz Near Field Communication ≤ 42 dBμA/m at10 m
433 MHz (433.05–434.79 MHz) Remo telocking sy stem, garage door opener,
tyre pressure monitoring sy stem ≤
10 mW e.r.p.
868 MHz (868.0–868.6 MHz) Remo tecontrol hea ter boos ter function, garage
door opener ≤ 25 mW e.r.p.
869 MHz (868.7–869.2 MHz )Remotecontrol hea ter boos ter function, garage
door opener ≤ 25 mW e.r.p.
2.4 GHz ISM band (2400–2483.5 MHz) Bluetooth ®
, Kleer, R-LA N, remo tecontrols, wi re‐
less headphones ≤
10 0 mW e.i.r.p.
5.8 GHz UNII-3 (5 725–58 75MHz) Sensorfor interior motion sensor, R-LA N≤ 25 mW e.i.r.p.
24 .05–24.25 GHz* 24GHz ISM radar ≤10 0 mW e.i.r.p. 28
General no tes

Setting
the da te #
Select Set date . #
Set a da te.
% Invehicles with GPS, a date cannot be set
eve n wi thactive manual time adjustments.
The date is then set automatically thro ugh
th e selected time zone. Ac
tivating/deactivating voice amplification
to rear Long wheelbase
vehicles only
Re quirements:
R Your vehicle is equipped with the Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem or the Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round sound sy stem.
R The ignition is switched on.
R Doors, side windo wsand the panorama slid‐
ing sunroof are closed.
R Atleast one seat belt is fastened on there ar
ben chseat. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System 5
Audio
5 Voice amplification
The function supports communication between
th e driver and front passenger with passengers
in there ar compartment. When voice amplifica‐
tion torear is activated, the signals pic ked up by
th e microphone are amplified and pla yed back
ov er the speakers in there ar compartment,
depending upon vehicle noise le vels. An auto‐
matic adjustment occurs based on speaker vol‐
ume and ambient noise in order toimpr ove
speech intelligibility and maintain the natural‐
ness of speech. #
Activate or deacti vate the function.
Setting the intensity of thevo ice amplifica‐
tion #
Select Voice amplification - intensity. #
Set the intensity on the control.
Depending on the intensity set, thevo ice
amplification tothere ar is inc reased or
re duced. Connectivity
Switching transmission of
theve hicle posi‐
tion on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth #
Select Transmit vehicle position . #
Activate or deacti vate 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:
- Contacts (/ page 461)
- Call lists (/ page 465) 390
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-
Text messa ges (/ page 466)
R Internet connection (/ page 487)
R Listening tomusic via Blue tooth ®
audio
(/ page 500)
R Trans ferring business cards (vCards) into the
ve hicle
Blue tooth ®
is a regis tere d trademark of Blue‐
toot h Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
% Internet connection via Blue tooth®
is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blue tooth ®
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth #
Toswitch on Blue tooth ®
:select Connect
via Bluetooth. #
Activate Bluetooth. #
Toswitch off Blue tooth ®
:select Settings . #
Deactivate Bluetooth. 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. The connec‐
te d device can use the data tariff of theve hi‐
cle. A maximum of thre e devices can be con‐
nected with the hotspot at the same time.
% The use of theve hicle data tariff by extern al
devices is not available in all countries.
To estab lish 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.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
Switching on Wi-Fi #
Select Wi-Fi.
The Wi-Fi is switched on and you can con‐
nect the multimedia sy stem with extern al
hotspots. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 391

Setting up a
Wi-Fi hotspot
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
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 Vehicle hotspot. #
Select Connect device to vehicle hotspot .
Connecting using WPS PIN generation #
Select Connect using WPS PIN generation. #
Ente rth e PIN shown in the media display on
th e device tobe connec ted and con firm.
Connecting using WPS PIN entry #
Select Connect using WPS PIN input. #
Enterth e PIN that is shown on theex tern al
device's display on the multimedia sy stem.
Connecting using a button #
Select Connect via WPS PBC. #
Press the push button on the device tobe
connec ted (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions). #
Select Continue.
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 theMB
Hotspot XXXXX network name. #
Ente rth e security key which is shown in the
media display on the device tobe connec ted. #
Confirm the entry.
Connecting using NFC #
Select Connect 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 455). #
Select Finished.
The mobile device is now connected tothe
multimedia sy stem hotspot via NFC.
Generating a new security key #
Select Vehicle 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 MBUX
Touch devices Re
quirements:
R The MBUX Touch app is ins talled on the
ex tern al device (e.g. tablet or smartphone). MBUX multimedia sy
stem 393

tion of
the SIM card with the set mobile
phone pr events automatic activation of car
te lephony via the SIM card if theve hicle is
bor row edby ot her persons, forex ample
(/ page 458).
Setting up car telephony with a mobile
phone via Blue tooth ®
SAP
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 391).
R The mobile phone supports the Blue tooth®
profile SAP (SIM Access Profile).
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone #
Select the device manager.
#
Select Connect new device. #
Select a mobile phone with Blue tooth®
pro‐
fi le SA P. #
Connect the mobile phone with the multime‐
dia sy stem via Secure Simple Pairing or the
passk ey (/page 452). #
Ente rth e SIM card PIN and confi rm.
% Ifth e mobile phone is connected as a car
phone, calls cann otbe made on the mobile
phone, since its SIM card is being used by
th eve hicle.
Changing between Blue tooth ®
te lephony and
car telephony via Blue tooth ®
profile SAP #
Tochange toBlue tooth ®
te lephon y:select
th eÄ symbol in the line of the mobile
phone in the device manager.
#
Select Use as Bluetooth telephone.
The mobile phone is no longer connected via
Blue tooth ®
profile SAP but via the Blue tooth®
HFP profile (Hands FreePro file). #
Tochange tocar telephony via Blue‐
to oth ®
profile SAP:select theÄ symbol in
the line of the mobile phone in the device manager.
#
Select Use as a car phone .
The mobile phone is no longer connected via
th e Blue tooth®
HFP profile (Hands Free
P ro file) but via the Blue tooth®
SA P profile.
% This option is only shown if the mobile phone
supports the Blue tooth®
SA P profile. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 457

Overview of importing contacts
Contacts from
various sources Source
Requirements:
ò USB device The USB device is
connected with the
USB port.
ñ Bluetooth ®
con‐
nection If
th e sending of
vCards via Blue tooth®
is suppor ted, vCards
can be recei ved on
mobile phones or net‐
books, forex 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). Importing contacts into
the contacts menu
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
Z 5
General
5 Import contacts #
Select a mobile phone , from
which the conta cts should be impor ted. #
Select an option.
Saving a mobile phone contact
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
g #
Select órinthe line of the mobile
phone conta ct. #
Select Ä. #
Select Save in vehicle . #
Select Yes.
The contact sa ved in the multimedia sy stem
is identified bytheq symbol.
Calling a contact
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
g #
Select ªSearch contacts . #
Ente rch aracters into the sear chfield. #
Select the conta ct. #
Select thete lephone number.
The number is dialled.
Selecting fur ther options in the contacts
menu
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
g #
Select rinthe line of the conta ct. #
Select Ä.
Depending on thestored data, thefo llowing
options are available:
R Add voice tag /Delete voice tag
R Set relation /Remove relation
R Send DTMF tones (for a number with DTMF
to nes)
The function is available when a call is active. #
Select an option. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 463

R
Mercedes me connect is activated for Inter‐
net access.
R In some countries: data volume via Mercedes
me connect is available.
In some countries: if the data volume limit is
re ached, theav ailability of Mercedes me con‐
nect services is limited. The data volume must
be pur chased via Mercedes me connect.
% Con tact a Mercedes-Benz service centre to
fi nd out wh ether it is possible topur chase
data volume in your count ry.
Setting up an Internet connection via Wi-Fi
Re quirements:
R theWi -Fi function is acti vated on the multi‐
media sy stem (/ page 391).
R theWi -Fi function is acti vated on the mobile
phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
R Internet access via Wi-Fi is acti vated (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions). The Internet connection via
Wi-Fi is restricted or
does not function if:
R the mobile phone is switched off
R mobile data use is deactivated on the mobile
phone
R theWi -Fi function is deacti vated on the multi‐
media sy stem
R theWi -Fi function is deacti vated on the
mobile phone
R Internet access via Wi-Fi is deacti vated on
th e mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings
5 Connect via Wi-Fi #
Select the networ k. #
Log in totheWi -Fi network (/ page 391). Setting up an Internet connection via Blue‐
to oth ®
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone supports the Blue tooth®
profile PAN (Personal AreaNet work).
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ page 452).
The Internet connection via Blue tooth ®
is restric‐
te d or does not function if:
R the mobile phone is switched off
R the mobile phone is connected a an addi‐
tional mobile phone
R the mobile phone network co verage is insuf‐
fi cient
R mobile da tause is deactivated on the mobile
phone
R the Blue tooth®
function on the multimedia
sy stem is switched off and the mobile phone
is to be connec ted via Blue tooth® 488
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R
the Blue tooth®
function is switched off on
th e mobile phone and the mobile phone is to
be connec ted via Blue tooth®
R neither the mobile phone network nor the
mobile phone allow simultaneous use of a
te lephone and an Internet connection
R the mobile phone has not been enabled for
Internet access via Blue tooth®
If a mobile phone is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem forth efirs t time via Blu etoo th®
,yo u will
be assis tedth ro ugh the process of setting up an
Internet connection.
The Internet connection can also be confi gured
manually.
Fu rther information can be obtained at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect or from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings
5 Connect via Bluetooth #
Select the mobile phone.
The Internet connection is es tablished.
Establishing an automatic Internet connec‐
tion
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings #
Highlight the mobile phone. #
Select r. #
Activate D Permanent Internet connec-
tion.
Cancelling In ternetaccess permission for a
mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings #
Select rinthe line of the mobile phone. #
Select Delete configuration. #
Select Yes.
Displaying mobile phone details
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings #
Select rinthe line of the mobile phone. #
Select Details.
Establishing an Internet connection
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps #
Forex ample, select zBrowser .
% The multimedia sy stem usually es tablishes
th e Internet connection automaticall y.Ifthe
multimedia sy stem is not connected tothe
Internet, the Internet connection is es tab‐
lished when an Internet application is used.
% The availability of web br ows ers is count ry-
dependent. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 489

Setting automatic disconnection of
the Inter‐
net connection
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings #
Select rinthe line of the mobile phone. #
Select Disconnect when inactive .
The following options are available:
R 5 minutes
R 10 minutes
R 20 minutes
R Unlimited #
Select an option. Connection
status Connection
status overview 1
Display of existing connection (double ar row)
and reception field stre ngth of the communi‐
cation module or of the connected Blue‐
tooth ®
device
% The function is count ry-dependent. Displ
aying the connection status
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth #
Select Internet status .
R When connected via Wi-Fi or a Blu etoo th®
device, the appr oximate data volume trans‐
mit ted is displa yed. The exact values can be
re qu ested from your mobile phone network
pr ov ider.
R Inthe case of a connection via the communi‐
cation module thefo llowing status informa‐
tion is shown:
- Type of network
- Status online/of fline 490
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Connecting
the data storage medium tothe
mu ltimedia sy stem Connecting USB devices
* NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures High
temp eratures can damage USB devices. #
Remo vethe USB device af ter use and
ta ke it out of theve hicle. The multimedia connection unit is
found in the
stow age compartment under the armrest and
has two type C USB ports. Depending on the
ve hicle's equipment, additional USB ports can
be found in thestow age compartment of the
centre console or rear folding compartment. #
Connect the USB device tothe USB port.
% When connecting se veral Apple ®
devices
simultaneousl y,pay attention tothe order in which
the devices are connected. The multi‐
media sy stem only connects with the device
th at is connec tedfirs t. Ad ditional Apple ®
devices that are connec ted at the same time
are only supplied with po wer.
Sear ching for and authorising a Blue tooth ®
audio device
Requ irements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the multimedia
sy stem and audio equipment.
R The audio equipment supports the Blue‐
tooth ®
audio profiles A2DP and AVRC P.
R The audio equipment is "visible" forot her
devices.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
Bluetooth 5
ª
Au thorising a new Blu etoo th®
audio device #
Select Connect new device .
De tected equipment is displ ayed in the
device list. 500
MBUX multimedia sy stem