MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE 2021 Owner's Manual

Making
acall from thecall list
Multi media system:
4 Phone 5
ø Recent Calls #
Select anumber .
The callismade. Te
xt messag es Ov
ervie wof text messag efunctions
If th econ nect edmobile phonesuppor tsthe
MAP Bluetooth®
pr ofile, thete xt mes sage func‐
tions canbeuse don themultimedia system.
Yo ucan obtain further information aboutset‐
ting sand suppor tedfunc tionsof Blue tooth®
-
cap ablemob ile pho nes atan author ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent eror at:htt ps://
www .mercedes-ben z-mobile.com/
Some mobile phones requ ire fur ther settings
af te rbeing connect edtothemultimedia system
(see manuf acturer'soper ating instruction s).
Ne wmessag esareidentif iedbythei sym‐
bol inthemedia displayand anaudible signal. Depen
dingonthemobile phone, themultimedia
sy stem onlydispla ysnewinco ming text mes ‐
sa ge sor the10 0ne we sttext mes sage s.
Conf iguringthete xt messag esdispla yed
Multimedia system:
4 Phone 5
Z Option s5
Text Message
5 Message Display #
Select p.
A menu withth efo llo wing option sis sho wn:
R AllMessage s
R New andUnread Message s
R New Message s
R Off (The text mes sage sar eno tdispla yed
aut omat ically.) #
Select anoption.
% The setting mayno tbe acti veunt ilth e
mobil ephone isreconnect ed. Re
ading text messag es
Multimedia system:
4 Phone 5
i TextMessage
Re ading ate xt messag e #
Select ate xt mes sage .
The messag ete xt isdispl ayed.
Using there ad-aloud function #
Select ate xt mes sage . #
Select Read Alou d.
The text mes sage isread aloud.
Com posingand send ingate xt messag e
Multimedia system:
4 Phone 5
i TextMessage #
Select WriteNewTextMessage.
Ad ding are cipie nt #
Select PresstoAdd Recip ient. #
Select thecon tact.
Di ctating text #
Select PresstoDictat e. Multimedia
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Tostar tth edictat ionfunction: press on
th ecent ralcon trol elemen t.
The app forth edict ation function isloaded.
If th er ewa sno prior Interne tconn ection, a
conn ection isno wes tablished. #
Sayth emessag e.
The dictation endsautomaticall yaf te ryo u
ha ve finis hed speaking.
Af terth evo ice mess agehas been proces sed,
it is sho wnastext. #
Toreplac eamess age:sel ect Replace mes-
sag e.
The text that has been dictat edand shown
on thedispla yis rese tand canbedict ated
ag ain.
Editing text #
Select thewo rd. #
Tocall upthecor rection menu:press on
th ecent ralcon trol elemen t.
The follo wing option sar eav ailable:
R Adjus ting thecapit alization ofwo rds(if
suppor tedby thech aract erset) R
Expand ingthech oice ofwo rds
R Deleting theselect ion
R Recor ding ane wdict ati on #
Tolea vethemenu :selec tDon e.
Send ingtext messag es #
Select SendTextMessage .
Re plyin gto ate xt messag e
Multimedia system:
4 Phone 5
i TextMessage #
Open thete xt mes sage . #
Select p. #
Select Reply.
Cal ling ate xt messag esender
Multimedia system:
4 Phone 5
i TextMessage #
Open thete xt mes sage . #
Select p. #
Select CallSende r. De
leting text messag es
Multimedia system:
4 Phone 5
i TextMessage #
Select p. #
Todel eteate xt messag e:select Delete. #
Outbox
or #
Select Drafts. Mer
cedes-Benz link Ov
ervie wof Mer cedes-Benz Link &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. 290
Multimed iasystem

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Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Using
Mercedes-Benz Link,va rious funct ions
and select edmobile phoneappscanbetransf er‐
re dto themedia display.
The Mercedes-B enzLink controlbo xsupplemen ‐
ta ry equipment isrequ ired forth is. Youcan
obt ain this at an aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz Cen‐
te r.
% The Mercedes-B enzLink controlbo xuses
th eAn droid oper ating system.
% The service prov ider isresponsible forth ese
apps andtheser vices andcontent conne c‐
te dto it.
Connecting Mercedes-B enzLink withth e
mu ltim edia system #
Conn ecttheMer cedes- BenzLinkcontrol bo x
wit hth eç USBportof themultimedia
con nect ionunit using asuit able connect ing
cable. %
Asuit able connect ingcable isavailable sep‐
ar atelyat an aut hor izedMer cedes-Ben zCen‐
te r.
Using Mercedes-Benz Link
Re quirement s:
R The Mercedes- BenzLink control bo xis con ‐
nec tedwit hth emultimedia system using the
ç USBport.
Multimedi asy stem:
4 Connec t5
Mercedes- BenzLink #
Select MBLink.
The mobile phonefunctionsand apps are
av ailable andshownonthemedia display.
Yo ucan find mor einf orma tionin theMer cedes-
Benz Linkcontrol bo xoper ating instruction s.
Ending Mercedes-Benz Link
Multimedia system:
4 Connec t5
Mercedes- BenzLink #
Select Disconnect.
The connect ionisended. The
mobile phonecontinues tobe supplied
wit helect ricity .
or #
Disco nnect thecon nect ingcable between
th eMer cedes- BenzLinkcontrol bo xand the
multime diasystem.
% Mer cedes- Benzrecomme ndsdisconnecti ng
th econ nect ingcable onlywhen theve hicle
is statio nary. App
leCar Play® Ov
ervie wof App leCar Play® &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract edfrom the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. Multimedia
system 29
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Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng themultimedia system.
iPhone ®
func tionscan beused viathemultime‐
dia system using Apple CarPla y®
.The yar eoper‐
at ed using thecent ralcon trol elemen tor the
Sir i®
vo ice- oper ated con trol system. Youcan
act ivat eth evo ice- oper ated con trol system by
pr essing andholding the00E3 buttononthe
multifu nctionsteer ing wheel.
When usingApple CarPla y®
via thevo ice- oper‐
at ed con trol system, themultimedia system can
st ill be oper ated via theVo ice Cont rolSy stem
(/ page21 8).
On lyone mobile phoneatatime canbeconn ec‐
te dvia Apple CarPla y®
to themultimedia sys‐
te m. The
availabilit yof App leCarPla y®
ma yva ry
acc ordin gto thecount ry.
The service prov ider isresponsible forth is appli‐
cat ion and theser vices andcontent conne cted
to it.
Apple CarPla y®
is are gis tere dtra demar kof
Apple Inc.
Inf ormat iononApple CarPla y®
While usingApple CarPla y®
va rious funct ionsof
th emultimedia system, e.g.telephon yor the
media sourcesBlue tooth®
audio andiPod ®
,ar e
una vailable.
Onl yone routeguidan cecan beact ive at atim e.
If ro uteguidan ceisact ive on themultimedia sys‐
te m, itis closed whenrouteguidan ceisstar ted
on themobile phone.
Connecting aniPhone ®
via Apple CarPla y®
Re quirement s:
R Apple ®
oper atingsy stem version iOS 8.3or
abo veisins talled ontheiPhone ®
.
R AnInterne tcon nect ionisrequ ired forth efull
ra ng eof func tions forApple CarPla y®
. R
The iPho ne®
is connect edtothemultimedia
sy stem viatheUSB portç using asuit a‐
ble cable (/page31 0).
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Connec t5
Apple CarPlay
Se tting automat icor manu alstar t
A messa geappear swhen connectedfo rth efirs t
tim e. #
Automatic star t:select Automatically.
Start Automatically isactiv ated 0073.
Apple CarPla y®
will nowstar timm ediat ely
af te rth eiPhone ®
is con nect edtothemulti‐
media system using aUSB cable. #
Manua lst ar t:select Manual ly. #
Select theiPhone ®
in thede vice list.
Ac cep ting/r eject ingtheda ta protection reg‐
ulat ions
A messag ewit hth edat apr otect ion regulations
appear s. #
Select Accept &Start .
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#
Select Decl ine&End .
Ex iting Appl eCarP lay® #
Press the00E2 buttononthemultifunc tion
st eer ing wheel, forex am ple.
% IfApp leCarPla y®
wa sno tdispla yedin the
fo re grou nd before discon necting,theappli‐
cation star ts inthebac kground when recon‐
nect ed.Youcan callupApple CarPla y®
in
th emain menu.
Calling upApple CarPla y®
sound settings
Multimedia system:
4 Connec t5
Apple CarPlay 5
Sound #
Select thesound menu(/page32 7).
Ending AppleCarPla y®
Multimedia system:
4 Connec t5
Apple CarPlay #
Select Disconnect.
The connect ionisended.
The mobile phonecontinues tobe supplied
wit helect ricity .
or #
Disco nnect thecon nect ingcable between
th emobile phoneandmultimedia system.
Mer cedes- Benzrecomme ndsdisconnecti ng
th econ nect ingcable onlywhen theve hicle is
st atio nary. Andr
oidAuto Andr
oidAutoove rview &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng themultimedia system.
Mobile phonefunctionscan beused with
An droid Autousin gth eAn droid oper ating sys‐
te m on themultimedia system. Itis oper ated
using thecent ralcon trol elemen tor thevo ice
con trol. Youcan activat eth evo ice- opera tedcon ‐
tr ol system bypressing andholding the00E3
butt ononthemultifunc tionsteer ing wheel.
When usingAndroid Autovia thevo ice- opera ted
contr olsystem, themultimedia system can still
be opera tedvia theVo ice Cont rolSy stem
(/ page21 8).
On lyone mobile phoneatatime canbeconn ec‐
te dvia Android Auto tothemultimedia system.
The availabilit yof An droid Autoand Android Auto
App sma yva ry acc ordin gto thecount ry.
The service prov ider isresponsible forth is appli‐
cat ion and theser vices andcontent conne cted
to it. Multim
ediasystem 293

Inf
orma tion onAndr oidAuto
While usingAndroid Auto,va rious funct ionsof
th emultimedia system, forex am ple themedia
sour ceBlue tooth®
audio, areno tav ailable.
On lyone routeguidan cecan beact ive at atim e.
If ro uteguidan ceisact ive on themultimedia sys‐
te m, itis closed whenrouteguidan ceisstar ted
on themobile phone.
Connecting amobile phoneviaAndr oidAuto
Re quirement s:
R The firs tacti vatio nof Andr oid Au to on the
multime diasystem mus tbe car ried out when
th eve hicle isstatio naryfo rsaf etyre ason s.
R The mobi lephon esuppo rts Andr oidAuto
fr om Andr oid5.0.
R The Andr oidAutoapp isins talled onthe
mobil ephone.
R Inorder touse thete lephon efunc tions,the
mobil ephone mustbe connect edtothemul‐
timedia system viaBlue tooth®
(/ pag e28 1).
If th er ewa sno prior Interne tconn ection, this
is es tablished withth euse ofthemobile
phone withAn droid Auto. R
The mobile phoneisconn ectedtothemulti‐
media system viatheUSB portç using a
suit able cable (/page31 0).
R AnInterne tconne ctionis requ ired forth efull
ra ng eof func tions forAndr oidAuto.
Multimedia system:
4 Connec t5
Android Auto #
Select themobile phonefrom thede vice list.
Ac cep ting/r eject ingtheda ta protection reg‐
ulat ions
A messag ewit hth edat apr otect ion regulations
appear s. #
Select Accept &Start .
or #
Select Decline &End.
Ac tiv atin gaut omati cst ar t #
Select StartAutoma tically0073.
St arting manuall y #
Select themobile phonefrom thede vice list. Exiting
AndroidAuto #
Press the00E2 buttonon themultifunc tion
st eer ing wheel, forex am ple.
% IfAn droid Autowa sno tdispla yedin thefo re ‐
gr ound beforedisconn ecting,theapplication
st ar ts inthebac kground when reconnect ed.
Yo ucan callupAndroid Autointhemain
menu.
Calling uptheAndr oidAutosound settings
Multimedia system:
4 Connec t5
Android Auto 5
Sound #
Select theto ne menu (/page 327).
Endi ngAndr oidAuto
Multimedia system:
4 Connec t5
Android Auto #
Select Disconnect.
The connect ionisended.
The mobile phonecontinues tobe supplied
wit helect ricity .
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Mu ltimed iasystem

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Disconne ctthecon nect ingcable between
th emobile phoneandmultimedia system.
Mer cedes- Benzrecomme ndsdisconnecti ng
th econ nect ingcable onlywhen theve hicle is
st atio nary. Tr
ansf erre dve hicl edata withAndroidAuto
and Apple CarPla y® Ov
ervie wof transf erre dve hicl edata
When using Andr oidAutoor Apple CarPla y®
,cer‐
ta in vehicle datais transf erredto themobile
phone. Thisenables youto getth ebes tout of
select edmobile phoneservices. Vehicle datais
no tdir ectl yaccessible.
The follo wing system information istransmit ted:
R Softwarere lease ofthemultimedia system
R System ID(anon ymized)
The transf erofthis dat ais used tooptimize com‐
munication between theve hicle andthemobile
phone.
To do this, and toassig nse veralve hicles tothe
mobil ephone, ave hicle identif ierisrando mly
ge ner ated . Thi
sha sno conne ctionto theve hicle identif ica‐
tion number (VIN)andisdele tedwhen themulti‐
media system isrese t(/ page252).
The follo wing drivin gst atus datais trans mitted:
R Trans miss ionposit ionengaged
R Distinction between parked, stands till,ro lling
and drivin g
R Day/n ight mode oftheins trument cluster
The transf erofthis dat ais used toalter how
con tent isdispl ayed tocor respond tothedr iving
situation .
The follo wing positiondatais transmit ted:
R Coor dinat es
R Speed
R Com pass direct ion
R Accel erati on dire ction
Thi sda ta isonl ytransf erredwhile thena vig ation
sy stem isactiv ein order toimprove it(e.g. soit
can continue func tioningwhen inatun nel). Mer
cedes mecalls Mak
ingacall viatheove rhead contr olpa nel
Re quirement s:
R Youha ve acc ess toaGSM network.
R The cont ract partner' sGSM networkco ver‐
ag eis available inthere spectiv ere gion.
R The ignition isswitc hedonsothat vehicle
dat acan betransf erredaut omatic ally. Multimedia
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mebutt onforser vice, concier georinforma‐
tion calls
2 SOS buttoncover
3 SOS button #
Tomak eaMe rcedes mecall: press butt on
1. #
Tomak ean eme rgency call:press SOS
butt oncover2 brief lyto open. #
Press and hold SOS button3 forat lea st
one second.
If aMer cedes mecall isactiv e,an emer gency
cal lcan still be trigg ered. This hasprior ity ove r
all other activ ecalls.
Inf ormat ionabout theMer cedes mecall
using theme button
A cal lto theMer cedes- BenzCustomer Cent er
has been initiatedvia theme butt onintheove r‐
head controlpanel orthemultimedia system.
Using thevo ice con trol system, youcan select
on eof thefo llo wing service s:
R Conc ierge Ser vice (if th eser vice isactiv ated)
R Accid ent and brea kdo wnmana gement
(/ page300)
R Mer cedes-Benz Customer Centerforge ner al
inf orma tionab ou tth eve hicle
Yo ucan find informa tionon thefo llo wing topics:
R Activati on ofMe rcedes meconnect
R Oper ating theve hicle
R Near estaut hor ized Mercedes-Ben zCent er R
Other products andservices from Mer cedes-
Benz
Dat ais transf erreddur ing thecon nect iontothe
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Cent er(/ page298) .
Call ingtheMer cedes- BenzCustomer Center
usi ng the multi mediasy stem
Re quirement s:
R Youha ve acc ess toaGSM network.
R The cont ract partner' sGSM networkco ver‐
ag eis available inthere spectiv ere gion.
R The ignition isswitc hedonsothat vehicle
dat acan betransf erredaut omatic ally.
Multimedia system:
4 Phone 5
ª Contac ts #
Call Mercedes meconnect.
The callismade.
Af terconf irmation, themultimedia system
sends there qu ired vehicle data.The data
tr ansf erissho wninthemedia display.
Then, youcan selectaser viceand becon‐
ne cted toaspec ialistat theMer cedes- Benz
Cus tomer Cent er. 296
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%
Insome countr ies,orifth eConcier ge
Ser vice isacti ve,yo uwill beconn ect ed
dir ect lywith theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er.
The Concierg eSer vice isno tav ailable inall
coun tries. Moreinf ormat ionabout Mercedes
me connectser vices can beobt aine din the
Mer cedes mePortal: http s://
me. secure.m erced es-ben z.com
Calli ngtheMer cedes- BenzCustomer Center
af te raut omat icac ciden tor break down
de tection
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasdetected anacci dent or
br ea kdo wnsitu ation.
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The hazar dwa rning light sar eswitc hedon.
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
In limit edsituatio nstheve hicle candetect acci ‐
dent orbrea kdo wnsitu ations.
In theeve ntan acci dent or brea kdo wnisde tec‐
te d, theemer gency guide sho wssafetyno tesin
th emultimedia system displa y. Af
terqu itting theemer gency guide displ ayon
th emultimedia system, apr om ptappear sask ing
whe ther youwish toget suppor tfr om the
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Cent er. #
Select Call.
R Afteryo ur agr eem ent,or ifth eMer cedes
me connect service "Acciden tand Break‐
do wn Manag ement"is activ e,theve hicle
dat ais transf erredaut omatic ally
(/ page300).
R AMer cedes- BenzCus tomer Cent er
em ployeeta ke syo ur call and orga nize s
th ebr eakdo wnand acciden tassis tance.
Yo uma ybe charge dfo rth ese services.
% Depen dingonthese verity of theacciden t,
an aut omatic emergency callcan beiniti‐
at ed .Thi sha spr iority over all other activ e
calls.
% Inaddition, ifth eMer cedes meconnect
ser vice "Telediagnos tics"is activ e,asimilar
pr om ptcan appea raf te ra dela yin theeve nt
of abr ea kdo wn. Ifyo uar ealr eady incontact
wit hth eMer cedes- BenzCustomer Cent eror ha
ve already recei vedsuppor t,th is prom pt
can beigno redor declined.
% Ifyo uans werth epr om ptforsupp ortfr om
th eMer cedes- BenzCustomer Cent erwit h
Later, themessag ewill behidden and
appear again later.
The prom pttrig ge redby theMer cedes me
con nect service "Telediagnos tics",can either
be con firm ed ordeclined. Afterbeing
decli ned, this will notbe sho wnagain.
Ar ranging aser vice appointment viaa
Mer cedes mecall
If yo uha ve act ivat ed themaint enanc emanag e‐
ment service, releva nt vehicle datais transf erred
aut omat icallyto theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er.Yo uwill then recei veindiv idual recom‐
mend ations rega rding themaint enanc eof your
ve hicle.
Re gardless ofwhe ther youha ve conse nted to
th emaint enanc emanag ement service, themulti‐
media system reminds youaf te ra cer tain
amount oftim eth at aser viceis due. Apr om pt
appear sask ing ifyo uwo uld liketo mak ean
app ointment. Mul
timedi asy stem 29
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Toarra ng easer vice appointment :select
Call .
Af teryo ur agr eem entth eve hicle datais sent
and aMer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Cent er
em ployeedeals withyo ur appoin tment.The
inf ormat ionisthen sent toyour desir ed
ser viceout let.
This willcontact youto conf irm theappoint‐
ment andifneces sarycon sult about the
de tails.
% Ifyo usele ctLat erafte rth eser vice messag e
appear s,themessag eis hidden andreap‐
pear sat alat er tim e.
Givi ngconsent todata transf erdur ing a
Mer cedes mecall
Re quirement s:
R Aser vice callisact ive using themultimedia
sy stem ortheove rhead control panel .
If th eBr eakdo wnservice andMercedes mecon‐
nect Concier geSer vice (if av ailable) areno tact i‐
va tedon Mer cedes me,theDo you consent to
the tran sfer ofyour vehicle dataandthevehi-
cle's position tothe Mercedes- BenzCustomer Center
inorder toimprove theprocess ingof
your request? messageappear s. #
Select Yes.
The releva nt vehicle datais sent automati‐
call y.
Tr ansf erre ddata during aMer cedes mecall
If yo uini tiat easer vicecall usin gMer cedesme,
dat ais transf erredto enable targeted advice and
an efficie ntser vice .
The follo wing requ iremen tsmus tbe fulf illed for
th etransf erofthedat a:
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
R The requ ired dat atransf ertech nol ogy issu p‐
po rted bythemobile service operator.
R The qualit yof themobile connect ionissuf fi‐
cie nt.
Mu lti-sta ge trans ferdepe ndsonthefo llo wing
fa ct or s:
R Reason forth einitiat ionofthecall
R The available mobilephon etransm ission
te ch nol ogy . R
The activatedMer cedes meconnectser v‐
ices.
R The service select edinthevo ice con trol sys‐
te m.
Dat atransf erifMer cede sme connectser v‐
ice sar eno tactiv ated
If no Mer cedes meconnect services areactiv a‐
te d, thefo llo wing datais transf erred:
R Vehicle identif ication number
R Time ofthecall
R Reason forth einitiat ionofthecall
R Conf irmation ofthedat apr otect ion prom pt
R Coun try ind icat oroftheve hicle
R Setlanguag efo rth emultimedia system
R Telephon enumb erofthecomm unication
platf orm ins talled intheve hicle
If acall ismade fora ser vice appointment via
th eser vice reminder ,th efo llo wing datais also
transmit ted:
R Cur rent mil eage and main tenance data 298
Multimedia system