Mercedes-Benz Bluetooth Phone Pairing Guide: Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Introduction

Instructions on how to connect your mobile phone via Bluetooth® using the pairing feature of the Mercedes-Benz hands-free system.

For a connection between your mobile phone and your Mercedes-Benz hands-free system to be successful, Bluetooth® must be turned on in your mobile phone. Please make sure to also read the operating and pairing instructions of the mobile phone. Please follow the steps below to connect your mobile phone Samsung Galaxy Note 5 with the mobile phone application of your Mercedes-Benz hands-free system using Bluetooth®.

Step 1: On Your Samsung Galaxy Note 5

From the main screen of your mobile phone:

1. Push the "Applications" button and then find the “Settings".
2. Select "Settings".
3. Select the option "Bluetooth".
4. Select the option to turn on Bluetooth®.
5. If your device does not already show "Your phone is currently visible to nearby devices," then make your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 visible by selecting its name at the top of the screen or by selecting "Make phone visible".

Step 2: Accessing the Telephone Screen

To get to the telephone screen of your Mercedes-Benz hands-free system, press the “TEL” key on the center console or select "Telephone".

[Infotainment screen displays telephone options: Navi, Radio, Media, Tel/, Vehicle. The Tel/ screen shows "Ready for Bluetooth telephony... (no telephone authorised)". Interactive buttons at the bottom are "Options", "Connect device", "Call lists".]

Step 3: Initiate Device Connection

Select the application "Connect Device" located in the lower left corner of the screen.

[Infotainment screen shows "Connect device" button highlighted in the lower left corner.]

Step 4: Search for Phones

Select "Search for phones".

[Infotainment screen displays search options: "Search for phones", "Search via telephone", "Phones".]

Step 5: Start the Search

Select "Start search".

[Infotainment screen shows a "Start search" button. Accompanying text advises: "Before starting the search, ensure that your phone is switched on, Bluetooth is activated and your device is visible. You can find more information in the operating instructions of your phone or at www.mercedes-benz.com/connect."]

Step 6: System Searching

The system will now search for any Bluetooth® compatible phones. This may take some time depending on how many devices are found by the system.

[Infotainment screen shows "Cancel search" and "Searching for BT phones... My Phone".]

Step 7: Select Your Phone

Once the system completes searching, select your mobile phone (example "My Phone") from the list.

[Infotainment screen displays search results: "Search again", "Phones found", listing "My Phone" and a message "My phone was not found." The user should select their phone if it appears.]

Step 8: Verify Passcode

The pairing process will generate a 6-digit passcode and display it on the screen. Verify that the same 6 digits are shown on the display of your Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

[Infotainment screen displays a prompt: "Does passkey match the passkey of this device?" with a 6-digit code (e.g., 167714) and "My Phone". Options are "Yes" and "No".]

Step 9: Confirm Pairing on Phone

There will be a pop-up "Bluetooth Pairing request: Confirm passkey is ### ### to pair with 'MB Bluetooth'." Select "Pair" or "OK" on your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 if the codes match.

[Infotainment screen shows "Waiting for passkey... 167714 to be confirmed on My Phone". The option to "Cancel" is available.]

Step 10: Authorization Process

After the passcode is verified on both the mobile and the Mercedes-Benz hands-free system, the phone will begin to be authorized.

[Infotainment screen shows "Search for phones" and "Connecting profiles..." with a "Cancel" button.]

Step 11: Grant Permissions

If the authorization was successful, the Bluetooth screen will now show "MB Bluetooth" and "Connected".

1. If there is a pop-up "Contacts/phonebook request: MB Bluetooth would like to access your contacts and call history. Allow MB Bluetooth access?/Give access to MB Bluetooth?" select "OK".
2. If there is an additional pop-up "MAP/message access request: MB Bluetooth would like to access your messages. Give access to MB Bluetooth?" select "OK".

Step 12: Connection Confirmed

After your mobile phone is successfully connected via Bluetooth® to your Mercedes-Benz hands-free system, the name of your mobile phone (example "My Phone") will be displayed in the lower left corner.

[Infotainment screen displays "My Phone" in the lower left corner, indicating a successful Bluetooth connection.]