Mercedes-Benz S-Class Owner's Manual page 398

396 Multimedia system
An Internet connection is required for the full
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range of functions for Android Auto.
Multimedia system:
Connect Android Auto
, .
Select the mobile phone from the device list.
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Accepting/rejecting the data protection reg‐
ulations
A message with the data protection regulations
appears.
Select Accept & Start.
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or
Select Decline & End.
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Activating automatic start
Select Start automatically O.
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Starting manually
Select the mobile phone from the device list.
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Exiting Android Auto
Press the ò button on the multifunction
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steering wheel, for example.
% If Android Auto was not displayed in the fore‐
ground before disconnecting, the application
starts in the background when reconnected.
You can call up Android Auto in the main
menu.
Calling up the Android Auto sound settings
Multimedia system:
Connect Android Auto
, . .
Select the tone menu ( page 437).
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Ending Android Auto
Multimedia system:
Connect Android Auto
, .
Select Disconnect.
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The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues to be supplied
with electricity.
or
Disconnect the connecting cable between
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the mobile phone and multimedia system.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
the connecting cable only when the vehicle is
stationary.
Transferred vehicle data with Android Auto
and Apple CarPlay™
Overview of transferred vehicle data
When using Android Auto or Apple CarPlay™,
certain vehicle data is transferred to the mobile
phone. This enables you to get the best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
Sound
The following system information is transmitted:
Software release of the multimedia system
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System ID (anonymised)
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The transfer of this data is used to optimise
communication between the vehicle and the
mobile phone.
To do this, and to assign several vehicles to the
mobile phone, a vehicle identifier is randomly
generated.
This has no connection to the vehicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is deleted when the multi‐
media system is reset (
The following driving status data is transmitted:
Transmission position engaged
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page 347).
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