MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 Owner's Manual

traffic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
00BBOnly operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
00BBIf yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
Whentelephoning, you must observ eth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Ve hicles with the COMAND multimedia sys‐
te m: The most recent telephone connections
(dialed, receive d and missed calls) are displa yed
on the3KRQH menu.
00BBSelect an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand touch cont rol.
00BBPress the left-hand touch cont rol.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number is
selecte d.
00BBIfth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand touch cont rolto
select the desired telephone number.
00BBPress the left-hand touch cont rol.
The telephone number is dialed.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialed:
R3OHDVH :DLW :th e application is starting.
When a Blue tooth®connection tothe mobile
phone is not es tablished, the menu for
authorizing and connecting a mobile phone is
displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
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R8SGDWLQ JGDWD :the call list is being upda‐
te d.
R,PSRUWLQJ &RQWDFWV :th e conta cts from the
mobile phone or from a storage medium are
being impor ted.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
When youre ceive a call, the,QFRPLQJ &DOO mes‐
sage appears on the head-up displa y.
00BBSwipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand touch cont rol and select 0061(Accept)
or 0076 (Reject).
00BBPress the left-hand touch cont rol.
The call may be accep ted/rejec ted using the
0061 or0076 buttons on thesteering wheel.
Ad justing the Head-up Displ aysettings via
th e on-boa rdcompu ter
On-board computer:
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The following Head-up Display settings can be
adjus ted:
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R%ULJKWQHVV
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00BBTo select a setting: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBTo adjust a value: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
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1Setting currently selected
2Digital speedome ter
3Traf fic Sign Assist
4Na vigation displa ys
Settingthe design
On-board computer
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00CE This function is only available forve hicles
with a Widescreen Cockpit.
The following designs can be selecte d:
R6SRUW
R&ODVVLF
R3URJUHVVLYH
00BBToselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
00BBPress the left-hand Touch Control.
The Inst rument Display is shown in the selec‐
te d design.
Head-up Display
Fu nction of the Head-up Display
The Head-up Display projects into the driver's
fi eld of vision:
RInformation from the navigation sy stem
RInformation from the driver assis tance sys‐
te ms
RSome warning messages
Display elements
1Na vigation message s
2Current speed
3De tected instructions and traf fic signs
4Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre ceive a call, the0061 ,QFRPLQJ &DOO
message appears on the Head-up Displa y.
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

In audio mode,thest ation name or track is tem‐
porarily shown when the active audio source is
being operated.
Sy stem limitations
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
RSeat position
RThe positioning of the display image
RLight conditions
RWe tro ads
RObjects on the display co ver
RPo larization in sunglasses
00CE Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can co rrect this
by switching the Head-up Display off and on
again.
Switching the Head-up Display on/off
00BBPress button 1.
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Notes on operating saf ety
0071
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be dis tracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
00BBOnly operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
00BBIf yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
0071
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated intheve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle.
Only operate this equipment when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y.
Foryo ur ow n safe ty, always obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
RObser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
RWhile driving, only oper ate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
injuri ngyourself and others.
RDo not use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can change and
yo ur telephone call can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
RFa miliarize yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y.
Operation
Operating the multifunction steering wheel
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on.
10063 Switches the sound off/on (ends The
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem)
200E3 Starts theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem
30061 Makes/accepts a call
40076Rejects/ends a call (ends theVo ice
Cont rol Sy stem)
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem

50081Increases thevo lume
60082 Decreases thevo lume
Conducting a dialog
00BBTo start or continue a dialog: pressthe
00E3 button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal.
00BBTo cor rect an entry :say the&RUUHFWLRQ
vo ice command.
00BBTo select an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts.
00BBTobrows eth e selection lis t:say the&RQ
WLQXH or%DFN voice command.
00BBTo inter rupt the dialog: saythe3DXVH voice
command.
00BBTo cancel the dialog: saythe&DQFHO voice
command or press the0063 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Operable functions
Yo u can use theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem tooperate
th efo llowing equipment depending on thefe a‐
tures:
RTe lephone
RText message s
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAu dio (memory card, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®audio)
RVe hicle
Overview of types of voice commands
A distinction is made between thefo llowing
vo ice commands:
RGlobal voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of the cur rent applica‐
tion, e.g. thevo ice commands 1DYLJDWH WR,
&DOO or7H[W PHVVDJH WR.
RApplication-specific voice commands are
only available forth e active application.
1Global voice commands
2Application-specific voice commands
On the display next tothe active application,
ex amples of global voice commands and the cor‐
re sponding application-specific voice commands
are displa yed on an autocue. This makes ent ry
easier and supports interactive operation. The
list can be scrolled or it can be operated by
speech or the controller/touchpad.
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Number entry functions
RThe numbe rsallo wed are ]HURtoQLQH .
RTelephone numbers can be entered as single
digits.
Information on the language setting
Yo u can change the language of theVo ice Con‐
trol Sy stem via the sy stem language settings. If
th e set sy stem language is not suppor tedby the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem , En glish will be selecte d.
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is available foryo uin
En glish, French and Spanish.
Using theVo ice Control Sy stem ef fectively
Fu nction of audible help functions
Youre ceive information and help for:
ROptimal operation: saythe+HOS YRLFH FRQ
WURO V\VWHP voice command.
RCur rent application: pressthe00E3 button
on the multifunction steering wheel and say
th e+HOS voice command.
RContinued dialog: saythe+HOS voice com‐
mand during a voice dialog.
RA specific sy stem: saythevo ice commands
fo rth e desired sy stem, e.g. +HOS WHOHSKRQH.
Notes on how toimpr ovespeech quality
Ifth eVo ice Control Sy stem does not under‐
st and you:
Ronly operate theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem from
th e driver's seat.
Rsay thevo ice commands cohe rently and
clear ly, but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
Ravo id loud noises that cause inter fere nce
while making a voice command ent ry, e.g.
th e blo wer.
Rsay thevo ice tag with the same intonation
when creating voice tags.
If an addre ss book entry voice tag is not rec‐
ognized:
Ronly create sensible address book entries in
th e sy stem/mobile phone, e.g. enter sur‐
name and firs t name in the cor rect field.
Rdo not use any abbr eviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters.
If a station list entry is not recognized:
Rsay the5HDG RXW VWDWLRQ OLVW voice command.
Essential voice commands
Overview of switch voice commands
Swit chvoice commands can be used toopen
cer tain applications. The voice command selec‐
tion can be used rega rdless of the application
th at is cur rently acti ve.
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem

Voice command Function
1DYLJDWLRQ To
switch tonavigation mode
0DS To
switch tomap display
$GGUHVV ERRN To
switch toaddress book
7HOHSKRQH To
switch totelephone mode
7H[W PHVVDJH To
switch totext message s
5DGLR To
switch toradio mode
0HGLD To
switch tomedia mode
86% To
switch toUSB
0HPRU\ FDUG To
switch tomemory card
,QWHUQHW DSSOLFDWLRQ 1DPH! To
start a Mercedes-Benz online application. The application must be called up bytouch once prior
to use.
0HUFHGHV%HQ] $S SV To
switch toMercedes-Benz Apps
&RQQHFW To
switch toInternet mode
Voice Cont rol Sy stem 21
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Voice command Function
9HKLFOH To
switch tovehicle settings
6\VWHP VHWWLQJV To
switch tosystem settings
Overview of navigation voice commandsUsing navigation voice commands, you can ente r
POIs or con ventional addresses as well as
directly change impor tant navigation settings.
Vo ice command Function
1DYLJDWH WR $GGUHVV32,&RQWDFW! Uni
versal sear chfor all types of destinations. A search is also conducted in the address book con‐
ta cts, the navigation database and on the Internet (POIs). The order of the de tails, e.g. cit y,stre et or
house number, can be changed.
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stination ent ryin a desired countr y,e.g. address in France
32, 32,! De
stination ent ryfor a POI, e.g. the POI Brandenburg Gate. A sear chis also per form ed in the navi‐
ga tion da tabase and on the Internet.
32, RQOLQH VHDUFK 32,! Conducts a POI sear
chon the Internet only
1DYLJDWH WR FRQWDFW 1DPH! Destination ent
ryto a con tact in the address book
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem

Voice command Function
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ters a country/city/district/street/intersection/house number/ZIP code
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1HDUHVW JDV VWDWLRQ Sear
ches for nearby restaurants, parking lots and gasst ations
/DVW GHVWLQDWLRQV Selects a destination from
the list of last entered destinations
$OWHUQDWLYH URXWHV Switches
route guidance toano ther route
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arts route guidance af ter entering a valid destination
&DQFHO URXWH JXLGDQFH Cancels
route guidance
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Voice command Function
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*XLGDQFH LQVWUXFWLRQV RII Switches
thero ute guidance voice output on/off
6KRZ WUDIILF PDS
+LGH WUDIILF PDS Swit
ches the tra ffic map on/off
6ZLWFK RQ 32, V\PEROV
6ZLWFK RII 32, V\PEROV Swit
ches the POI symbols display on the map on/off
Overview of telephone voice commandsYou can use thete lephone voice commands to
make phone calls or sear chthro ugh the address
book.
Vo ice command Function
&DOO 1DPH! Makes a phone call. All address book names are
available.
6HDUFK IRU FRQWDFW 1DPH! Sear
ches for and displa ysa con tact. All address book names are available.
/DVW SKRQH QXPEHU Displa
ys the last call
5HGLDO Selects
the last phone number dialed
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem