So you've just bought yourself a new Mercedes-Benz and are eager to
go for that first drive but is there anything that you should do first?
Well actually there is and some are really really important!
Now if you've bought from a main Mercedes-Benz dealership they may
have done some of these or at least assisted you with them.
However if you haven't then don't worry
but I will say that number one and number two are the most important on this list!
So at number one I'm starting with the
most important and that is to reset the multimedia system.
And why did you want to do that?
Well mainly because long gone are the days where multimedia systems literally just
used to be a radio with a kind of orange calculator display.
Now they're a vast widescreen cockpit display that goes across the entire dashboard
and they house loads of things in there from like paired phones, phonebook entries (if it was
manually sent across), sat nav destinations, radio presets, settings just all sorts.
And the last thing you want is anyone else's things on there!
Now of course the previous owner should have reset it but in case they forgot,
you can do them in favour and just actually reset it and clear that info off
and that way you start on a kind of clean slate.
So to do this on MBUX it's really really easy quite simply just load it up on the home screen
then either use the touchpad or the actual touchscreen itself go all the way across to
'Settings' and then in here go to 'System' on the far right and then go all the way down to the
bottom to 'Reset' go in here and then tap 'Yes' and that will give you the final warning just
warning you that kind of all the data all the settings and things are going to be wiped.
And then click 'Yes' and then about two or three minutes later
it will load back up and reset everything the way it would have been from factory.
Now when that has reset on some models of Mercedes it might actually reset the units
back to kilometres so just go all the way to 'Settings' again go to 'System'
and find that 'Reset' button that you that you just use which is at the very bottom
just above that you'll find the option called 'Units'.
In here is how you can toggle from miles an hour to kilometres an hour
so just in case it ended up with kilometres an hour across the entire dashboard,
just toggle it back to miles now of course depending on whatever country
you're from or what units you use and then you'll be all set to go!
Now for COMAND NTG 5.5 owners very very similar process just press the
'Home' button in the middle go all the way across to 'System' on the far right hand side
and then 'Reset' at the very bottom and then 'Yes' and 'Yes'
and 'Units' is in that same place just a few menu items up just in case you need to put it back.
Alternatively if you have the COMAND system before that
then all you need to do is press the Vehicle Settings icon just in the middle
it looks a bit like this and then use the wheel in the middle and nudge it down
and go to 'System Settings' just on the bottom left or the bottom left menu and then go to
'Reset' just in here very similar process just in a slightly different location on the menus.
Now for each of those it only takes a couple of minutes or so
so what should you do for number two?
Well number two relates to Mercedes me!
So yes Mercedes me now if you haven't heard of this before I will oversimplify it for this video
but I do have dedicated videos on Mercedes me if you want to know the ins and outs of it even more.
That will be on the pop-up banner up above.
But yes over simplification purposes for Mercedes me in a nutshell it runs things
like your Live Traffic, Map Updates (depending on your model of Mercedes)
and then also this which is an app and it's called Mercedes me and lets
you unlock and lock your car and track it on a map and on some models you can
even put your heating on / climate control mainly for plug-in hybrids or electric cars.
And then tyre pressures among many many other things.
So the reason why Mercedes me is really really important is because what you're meant to do when
you sell a car is actually remove it from your account but sometimes people forget.
So the car...your very own Mercedes that you've bought may still be linked to the
previous owner's account which you don't want because then they can do all that stuff!
So the easiest thing to do is grab your chassis number which is on the usually
the bottom right hand corner of the windscreen just there
or it'll be on the paperwork that have like your order form and that sort of thing.
Try and add it to your account and on some models
you can scan a QR Code on here as well which is quite good.
If that doesn't work just get in touch with your local Mercedes-Benz
provide proof of ownership with a proof of ID and they'll get it linked up for you
and it only takes a couple of minutes to do anyway.
Now next up on the list then guys is Bluetooth now yes you may have already done this
in which case I'm going to share with you a tip and trick in a minute on how you can maximise
that Bluetooth connection however if you haven't done your phone yet if you go to 'Settings' on
your phone and then 'Bluetooth' sometimes found under a 'Connectivity' menu if you have an Android
and then just leave it on this screen and do the rest on the car.
Now I've got a step-by-step guide on both phone and car screen
in a separate video on the pop-up runner up above.
But just literally follow the steps through and then that will get it all connected up for
calls and playing music and that sort of thing.
Now this tip & trick if you have already connected your phone if you go
to the Bluetooth menu just here and see it says 'MB Bluetooth' and then some numbers
and it says connected just tap on the 'i' and then go to 'Show Notifications'.
If you turn that on that will enable text messages to come through to the car's screen.
Now an important part of car ownership is service history so traditionally with car dealerships
they used to basically do the service and then put a stamp in your book
but now it's all done digitally!
So basically if you ever want your service history just get in touch with your local Mercedes-Benz
and then they can either print it out for you like this here or they can email it to you.
So these kind of service reports show you things like your make & model of car, the
registration date, chassis number, what was done how long to your next service and the mileage.
And also if you have that roadside assistance cover as well which is the breakdown cover, so
loads of useful information on there.
So if you ever need this just get in touch with your local Mercedes-Benz and they can either
print it out for you or email it to you.
And then at number five then guys is for anyone who has the latest MBUX multimedia system,
you may notice that those usb ports are slightly smaller.
Yes that's right they're actually USB-C
and you may need to get one of these which is like a little dongle that converts USB-C
to USB and the reason for this is mainly because over the years there's loads of
these different connectors and things and USB-C is the kind of new standard that's coming out.
Faster transfer speeds, faster charging which is all good for the tech that we have
and cars and laptops even the laptop I'm using to edit this video
also has USB-C so as you can imagine I have quite a few of these.
So if you want to get one of these they're not that expensive unless you have one of the latest
phones that has that cable already but if you don't grab one of these dongles there's a link in
the description down below just in case you need to charge your phone while you're on the road!
So then guys for those five key points what else is there?
Well I'd probably say that if this is your first Mercedes-Benz
you probably have some questions on it!
So for that reason I've answered the
most common questions that people have in the comments section down below
right here so check that playlist out there if you want to know more about your Mercedes-Benz!
Guys thank you so much for watching huge shout out to Sandown Mercedes-Benz
as they help provide access to all these awesome cars you see
in all the videos on my channel! So huge shout out to them until next week guys see you then!