ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN 2021 User Guide

ECO
displayfun ction The
ECOdispla ysumm arize syo ur drivin gch ar‐
act eristic sfrom thest ar tof thejour neyto its
com pletion andassis tsyouin achie vingth e
mos teconomical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption bydoing thefo l‐
lo wing:
R Drivin gwit hpar ticular care
R Drivin gth eve hicle indrive pr ogr am ;
R Obser vingthege arshif tre comme ndations The
inner segment willlight upand theout er
segment willfill up when thefo llo wing drivin g
st yle is adop ted:
R 1 Moder ateaccelera tion
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rseg ment willno tlight upand theout er
segment willemptywhen thefo llo wing drivin g
st yle is adop ted:
R 1 Spor tyacceler ation
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Fluct uations inspeed
The ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven econ omicall y:
R The thre eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y.
R The ECOdispla ylights up.
The additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus fr.
Start. The rang edispl ayed does notindicat ea
fi xe dre duction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. %
Depe nding ontheengine andequipment,
th eve hicle hasdiffere nt drive pr ogr ams.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin themulti‐
func tion displa yof theon- boar dcom puter.
= Individual
R individual settings
B Sport+
R particular lyspor tydriving Dr
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Ifge arshif tre comme ndation 1appea rs
ne xt to thetra nsmiss ionposition display,
shif tto there comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n #
Maximum acceleration: depress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
To protect agains tengine overrev ,th eaut omatic
tra nsmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear when
max imum enginespee dhas been reac hed. Glid
emod efu ncti on *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005B is
sho wningreen.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R The speed iswit hin asui table rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l(e xc ep tfo rlig ht brak eapp lications). %
Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Gl ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation
% Glide mod ecan beende dby pressing a
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle
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nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven .
To get her withESP ®
and 4ETS,4MA TICimprove s Dr
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Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopas‐
siv emode. Theç Suspende dmessag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Disp layon thespeed ometer
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedom‐
et er.If th espeed oftheve hicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thestor ed speed
due tothero uteeve ntahead, thesegment sin
th espeedome terlig ht up. Deactiv ationofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion sto thespeed duetomanua lor automatic
adop tionofthemaximum permissible speed,are
displa yedin thecon trol feedbac kof themulti‐
func tion displa yon asing leline.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Insnow ,ra in, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight . R
The windsh ieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar kingga rage sor on roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients.
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles infront, suchas
bicy cles ormo torcyc les.
In addition ,on slipper yro ads, brakin gor acc el‐
er atin gcan caus eon eor severalwheels tolose
tr act ion and theve hicle could then skid.
Do notuse ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from acce ler‐
ati on orbraki ng byActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma yacc el‐
er ateor brak ein thefo llo wing cases ,fo r
ex am ple:
R Ifth eve hicle pullsaway usin gAc tiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI C. R
Ifth estor ed speed iscalled upand is
consider ablyfa ster or slo werth an the
cur rently driven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cno
lo ng er detects ave hicle infront ordoes
no tre act toreleva nt objects. #
Alw ayscar efully observethetraf fic con‐
di tions andbeready tobrak eat all
times. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntdece lera tio nby ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cbrak es
yo ur vehicle withup to50% ofthepossible
deceler ation.Ifth is decele ratio nis no tsu ffi‐
cien t,Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
al er ts youwit havis ual and acoustic warning. #
Adjus tyo ur spee dand main tain asuit a‐
ble distance from theve hicle infront. Dr
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The
driven speed isadjus tedwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etraf fic sig nat thelat est.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yint oan urb anarea ,
th espeed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed
per mitt edwithin theurban area. The speed limit
displa yin theIns trument Displayis alw aysupda ‐
te dwhen theve hicle isleve lwit hth etra ffic sign .
If th er eis no speed restriction onanunlimited
st re tchof road (e.g.on afree wa y), there com‐
mend edspe edisau tomatical lyadop tedas the
st or ed speed. Thesystem uses thespeed stor ed
on anunlimit edstre tchof road asthere com‐
mend edspe ed. Ifyo udo notalt er thestor ed
speed onanunlimit edstre tchof road, there c‐
omme ndedspeedis80 mph(1 30 km/h) .
If Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha sbe en
pu tint opa ssi ve mode bypressing theacceler a‐
to rpeda l,onl yspee dlimi tswhi charehigh er
th an these tspeed areadop ted.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 158). Sy
stem limit s
The system limits ofTraf fic Sign Assistappl yto
th ede tection oftraf fic sig ns .
Spee dlimits below 12mp h(20 km/h) areno t
aut omaticall yadop tedby thesy stem asthe
st or ed speed. Temp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.
fo ra cer tain tim eor due towe ather condition s)
can notbe proper lyde tected bythesy stem. The
maximum permissible speedapplying toave hi‐
cle withatrailer isno tde tected bythesy stem.
Ad jus tth espeed inthese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R atspee dlimit sbelo w12 mp h(20 km/h)
R inwe tcond itions orinfog
R when towing atrailer #
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. #
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation
When ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ‐
va ted, theve hicle speed willbeadap tedaccor d‐
ing lyto thero uteev ent sahead. Dependingon
th edr ive pr og ram sele cted, theve hicle negoti‐
at es aro uteeve ntaheadin an eco nomi cal,com‐
fo rtable ordynam icman ner.When thero ute
eve nthasbe en passe d,theve hicle acceler ates
ag ain tothestor ed speed. Thesetdis tance to
th eve hicle infront, vehicles detected aheadand
spe edrestrictions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Yo ucan activat eand deac tivatero ute-based
spee dadap tatio nin themultimedia system
(/ page17 3).
Th efo llo wing routeeve nts areta ke nint o
acco unt:
R Curves
R T-int ersect ions,ro und about sand tollplazas
R Turnsand exits 17
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Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Speed Adjustmen t #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eSte ering Assis t
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis onl yav ailable uptoa
speed of130mp h(210 km/h) .The system helps
yo uto stay inthecent erofthelane bymeans of
moder atesteer ing interve ntio ns.Dep endingon
th espeed driven, ActiveSt eer ing Assis tuses the
ve hicles ahead andlane markings asare fer‐
ence.
% Dependi ngon thecount ry,in thelowe r
speed rang eAc tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan use
th esur round ingtraf fic as are fere nce. Ifnec‐
ess ary, Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan then also
pr ov ide assis tance when drivi ng away from
th ecent erofthelane, forex am ple, toform a
re scue lane.
If th ede tection oflane mar kings andvehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assis t switc
hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tin this case.
St atus displa yof Activ eSte ering Assis tin
th emu ltifunct iondisp lay
R Ø (gra y): act ivat ed and pass ive
R Ø (gre en): activ ated and activ e
R Ø (red): system limits detected
R Ø (whit e,redhands): "handsonthesteer‐
ing wheel" prom pt
% During thetransition from activ eto passiv e
st atus ,th eØ symbol issho wnas
enlar gedand flashin g.On ce thesy stem is
passiv e,theØ symbol issho wnasgray in
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
% Dep endingontheselect edvehicle settin gs,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tma ybe una vailable.
Ste ering and touc hde tection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect ach ang efrom active to passiv emode or
vice versaat anytim e. If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, display1 appear s.Ifth edr iver still
does notst eer theve hicle, awa rning tone
sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual warning mes‐
sag e.
If th edr iver does notre act tothewa rning fora
consider ableper iod, thesy stem can initiat ean
emer gency stop (/ page17 6).
Th ewa rning isno tissued orisstopped whenthe
dr iver giv es con firm atio nto thesy stem:
R The driver steer sth eve hicle. 17
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Driving and parking

Ent
ering geo-coor dinates
Multimedia system:
4 Navigation
5 ¬ Previous andOther Destination s
5 Geo-coor dinates #
Enterge o-coor dinatesaslatitude andlongi‐
tude coordinat esindegr ees, minut esand
seconds.
The map showstheposition . #
Conf irm theent ry. #
Tocalcu latearo ut e: sele ctStart Route
Gu ida nce. #
Ifaro utehas already been creat ed, sele ct
St art New RouteGuidan ceorSet asWay
Poin t.
Ent ering thedes tina tion asa3 wo rdaddr ess
Re quirement s:
R Sear ching fora des tination using 3wo rd
addr esse sis poss ibleintheonline search
( / pag e232) .
R Ther eis an Interne tcon nection . %
Sear ching fora des tination using 3wo rd
addr esse sis no tposs ibleinall coun tries.
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Navigation 5
ª Enter Dest ination #
Select Online Search. #
Enterth edes tinat ionaddr essasa3 wo rd
addr ess. Separateeac hof thewo rdswit ha
full stop.
The sear chresults aredispla yed. #
Select thedes tinat ioninthelis t.
The destinat ionaddr essissho wn. The route
can becalc ulated.
% 3wo rdaddr esse sfrom what 3words arean
alt ernat ive addr essingsystem formulti lin‐
gua lge orefer encin gof global locations with
a re solution ofthre eme ters.Usi ngthis grid,
locat ionsontheEar th's sur face areincl uded
whi chdo notha ve abuildin gaddr esssuch
as ast re et and house number,fo rex am ple.
The EmpireSt ateBuild inghas this languag e
depen dent3wo rdaddr ess:
R English: parade.he lp.bleat
R Frenc h:commu n.verbe.bisq uer R
Spanish: suertes.dig a.pesca
3 wo rdaddr esse sar euniq ue,easy to
re member andsuffice formos tro utin eappli‐
cat ions.
Yo ucan conve rtaddr esse sto 3wo rd
addr esse sand backag ain:
R Atthewe bsit ehtt ps:/ /what3 words.com
R Inthewhat3w ords apps
Selecting ades tinat iononthema p
Multi media system:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s #
Select MapMenu.
or #
Ifth emap isdispla yedin full screen mode,
pr ess thecent ralcon trol elemen t.
The map menuappear s. #
Selec t"mo vemap" inmap menu 2
(/ page250) . #
Swipe inanydir ection ontheTo uc hCon trol
or touc hpad.
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Multimed iasystem

The
map appear sin full-scr eenmode.
R Ann ouncemen tphase
The multimedia system announ cesthe
upco mingch ang eof dir ect ion,e.g .by
ann oun cing"T ur nright in300 ft(100 m)".
The displa yis split intotw opar ts.The map is
displa yedon thelef t;on theright, ther eis a
de tailed imag eof theint ersect ionora3D
imag eof theupcoming chang eof dir ect ion.
R Chan ge-of-d irecti onpha se
The multimed iasystem announ cestheimmi‐
nen tch ang eof dir ect ion,e.g .by ann oun cing
"N ow turnright".
The displa yis split intotw opar ts.
The vehicle hassuccessfull ych ang eddirec‐
tio nwhen thelight- color barontheright
dr ops down to0feet (0 m) and thecur rent
ve hicle position symbolhasreac hed the
highlight edchang e-of-dir ect ion poin t.
When thech ang eof dir ect ion iscom plete,
th emap appear sin full-scr eenmode.
% Chang esofdir ect ion arealso showninthe
Ins trument Display. Lane
recomm endationsov ervie w
This displa yappear sfo rmulti -lane roads.
If th edigit almap contains there leva nt data,th e
multime diasystem can displa ylane recomme n‐
da tions forth ene xt twoch ang esofdir ect ion. 1
Recomme ndedlane
2 Possible lane
3 Lanes notre comme nded The
follo wing lanes aredispla yed:
R Recomme ndedlane 1
In this lane, youwill beable tocom plet ebo th
th ene xt chang eof dir ect ion and theone
af te rth at.
R Possible lane2
In this lane, youwill onlybe able tocom plet e
th ene xt chang eof dir ect ion.
R Lan eno tre comme nded3
In this lane, youwill notbe able tocom plet e
th ene xt chang eof dir ect ion without chang ‐
ing lane .
Dur ing thech ang eof dir ect ion,ne wlane sma y
be added.
% Lanere comme ndations canalso be dis‐
pl ay ed intheIns trument Displayand inthe
Hea d-up Display.
Ov ervie wof des tinat ionreac hed
Once thedes tinat ionisreac hed, youwill see the
Í checkeredflag. Routeguidan ceisfinis hed .
Whe nan intermed iate des tination hasbeen
re ac hed, youwill see theint ermediat edes tina‐ 24
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Multimedia system

When
theve hicle isbac kon aro ad know nto the
multime diasystem, routeguidan cecontinue sas
no rm al. Des
tination Sa
ving thecur rent vehicl eposi tion
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Navigation #
Ifth emap isdispla yedin full screen mode,
pr ess thecent ralcon trol elemen t.
The map menuappear s. #
Selec t1 onthemap menu (/page250).
The current vehicle position issave dto the
"Pr evious destination s"memo ry.
St oring ama pposit ion
Multi media system:
4 Navigation
The map isin full-scr eenmode. #
Press theTo uc hCon trol, thecon troller orthe
to uc hpad. #
Select "mo vemap" inmap menu 2
(/ page250) . #
Select aposi tion onthemap.
If multiple entries areav ailable fora map
posi tion, alis tapp ears. #
Highl ightanentr y. #
Select ¥ Store in"Previ ousDesti na-
tions ".
The map position issave dto the"Pr evious
des tination s"memo ry.
Edit ingthepr ev ious destina tions
Multime diasystem:
4 Navigation
5 ¬ Previous andOther Destination s
5 Previous Destination s #
Highlight oneofthepr ev ious destination s. #
Tosave asafa vo rite :sel ect ¥ SaveMy
Fav orite.
The favo rite sar edispla yed. #
Movethefa vo rite to thedesir edposition .
If afa vo rite has already been added atthis
posit ion,itwill beove rwritt en. #
Tosave as"Home "addr ess:sele ct¥
Save as"Home ". #
Tosave as"W ork" addr ess:sele ct¥
Save as"Wo rk". #
Todel eteasing leor all des tina tions :
selec t¥ Deleteor Dele teAll.
A pr om ptappear s. #
Select Yes. #
Todispl aydes tina tioninf ormatio n:sel ect
¥ Details.
Usi ngextern al des tinatio ns
Ext ernal destinatio nscan berecei vedfrom the
fo llo wing sources:
R Mer cedes -Benz Apps
R Doo r-to -doo rna vig ation with Com panionapp
(US A)
% Recei veddes tinations aresa ve din thepr ev i‐
ous destination s.
A pr om ptappear son themedia display. #
Ades tination hasbeen receiv edwit hou t
pict ureinf orma tion :selec tYes . Mult
imed iasystem 24
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Todispl aymanu ally:select LiveTraffic Sub-
scription Info.
Depending onthest atus ,on eof thefo llo wing
mess ages appear s:
R theper iod ofvalidity forth esubscr iption
is displa yed.
R thesubscr iption hasexpir ed.
% The subscr iption canbeextende d:
R Atan aut hor izedMer cedes-Ben zCent er
R Viaan MB Info cal lto theMer cedes- Benz
Cus tomer Assis tanceCenter
Di spla yingthe traf fic ma p
Re quirement s:
R ForLiv eTr af fic Inf ormati on:theve hicle is
eq uipped withacommunication modulefea‐
tur ing anact ivat ed, integrat edSIM car d.
R When theve hicle isstar ted, thecomm unica‐
tion module automaticall yes tablishes an
Int erne tcon nection .Tr af fic inf ormati onis
mad eav ailable shortly af te rw ards. Mult
imed iasystem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s
5 Map Menu #
Alternativ ely:ifth emap isdispla yedin full
scr een mode, press theTo uc hCon trol, the
contr oller or theto uc hpad.
The map menuappear s. #
Activate0073 º.
Th etraf fic map showsthefo llo wing informatio n,
fo rex am ple:
R Traf fic inci dents ,fo rex am ple:
- Roadw orks
- Road bloc ks
- Warning mess ages
The symbols fortr af fic inci dents aredis‐
pl ay ed incolor (onthero ute) or gra y(of fth e
ro ute).
R Traf fic flow informatio n:
- Traf fic jam (red line)
- Slow-mo ving traf fic (or ang eline)
- Hea vytraf fic (yel lo w line) -
Free-f lowing traffic (gr een line)
R Disp lay fo rtr af fic del ayson thero utelas ting
at leas ton emin ute
R Warning mess agesymbols :
- Symbo lÔ
- Addition alroad safetyno teswhen
appr oaching atraf fic inci dent, e.g.the
end ofatra ffic jam
If th eve hicle approaches adang erarea
on thero ute, awa rning mess ageis dis‐
pla yedon themap. Awa rning mess age
ma yalso beissued (/page250) .
Displa yingtraf fic incid ents
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s
5 Map Conten t #
ActivateTra fficInci dents 0073.
Ro adw orks ,ro ad bloc ks,local area repor ts
(e.g. fog) and warning mess ages aredis‐
pla yed. Multimedia
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Fil ters thedispla yof POIs inthevicinit y
accor dingtoPOI categor y
5 Switc hesthedispla yof per sonal POIsym‐
bols onthemap onoroff
6 Switc hesone ofthefo llo wing displa yson or
of fdepending ontheeq uipment :
• We ather informat ion
• Traf fic inci dents
7 Switches thetra ffic map displa yon oroff
The map andsatellit eimag esaresho wninglobe
pr oject ion.This allowsfora re alis ticmap displa y
in all map scales. Themap uses elevatio nmod el‐
ing .
Dep endingonthemap data,im por tant buildi ngs
in ma nyciti esaredep icted realis ticallyon the
map insmal lmap scale s(e.g. 1/32 mi(20 m),
1/1 6mi (50 m)). Other buildings aresho wnas
model s.
% Youcan setth eunit ofmeasur ementofthe
map scale (/page226) .
If av ailable, online informat ionisdispla yed, e.g.
par kingga rage occupancy . %
Requiremen ts:
R Mer cedes meconnectis available.
R Youha ve auser accoun tfo rth e
Mer cedes mePortal.
R The servicehas been activat ed atan
aut hor izedMer cedes-Ben zCent er.
Fu rther information canbefound at:
ht tp s:// www .merced es.me
% The onlineinf ormat ionisno tav ailable inall
coun tries.
De pen dingon themap data,speed limitscanbe
displa yedon themap. Thefunc tion fordisp laying
spee dlimi tsisno tav ailable inall coun tries.
% Com panylogos displayedon themap are
tra demar ksofthere spectiv ecom panies and
used solely forth epur pose ofindicat ingthe
locat ionsofthese com panies. Theuseof
suc hlogos onthemap does notindicat e
appr oval of, suppo rtof or adv ertising by
th ese com panies forth ena vig ation system
itself. Se
tting thema pscale
Re quirement s:
R The map issho wn.
Multime diasystem:
4 Navigation #
Tozoo min: swi pedown ontheTo uc hCon ‐
tr ol.
or #
Turn thecon troller count er-cloc kwise.
or #
Movetwofing ersap arton theto uc hpad. #
Tozoo mout: swipeup on theTo uc hCon trol.
or #
Turn thecon troller clockwise.
or #
Movetwofing ersto ge ther on theto uc hpad. Mult
imed iasystem 25
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