General Notes - Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual

Socket in the rear-compartment center
console
Slide cover ; forwards.
X
Lift up the cover of socket :.
X
mbrace

General notes

The mbrace system is only available in the USA.
You must have a license agreement to activate
the mbrace service. Make sure that your system
is activated and operational. To log in, press the
ï MB Info call button. If any of the steps
mentioned are not carried out, the system may
not be activated.
If you have questions about the activation, con-
tact one of the following telephone hotlines:
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372) or
1-866-990-9007
Shortly after successfully registering with the
mbrace service, a user ID and password will be
sent to you by mail. You can use this password
to log onto the mbrace area under "Owners
Online" at http://www.mbusa.com.
The system is available if:
it has been activated and is operational
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the corresponding mobile phone network is
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available for transmitting data to the Cus-
tomer Center
a service subscription is available
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the starter battery is sufficiently charged
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Determining the location of the vehicle on a map
is only possible if:
GPS reception is available.
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the vehicle position can be forwarded to the
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Customer Assistance Center.
The mbrace system
To adjust the volume during a call, proceed as
follows:
Press the W or X button on the multi-
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function steering wheel.
or
Use the volume control on the multimedia
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system.
The system offers various services, e.g.:
Automatic and manual emergency call
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Roadside Assistance call
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MB Info call
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You can find information and a description of all
available features under "Owners Online" at
http://www.mbusa.com.
System self-test
After you have switched on the ignition, the sys-
tem carries out a self-diagnosis.
A malfunction in the system has been detected
if one of the following occurs:
The indicator lamp in the SOS button does not
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come on during the system self-test.
The indicator lamp in the F Roadside
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Assistance button does not light up during
self-diagnosis of the system.
The indicator lamp in the ï MB Info call
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button does not light up during self-diagnosis
of the system.
The indicator lamp in one or more of the fol-
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lowing buttons continues to light up red after
the system self-diagnosis:
SOS button
-
F Roadside Assistance call button
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ï MB Info call button
-
The Inoperative
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Activated
function display after the system self-diagno-
sis.
If a malfunction is indicated as outlined above,
the system may not operate as expected. In the
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Features
or the Service Not
message appears in the multi-
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