MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2021 Owners Manual

Syst
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em limits, displa
em limits, displa y messag
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r
r ec ti/cation
ecti/cation
The system may be impai red or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R The camera in theove rhead control panel may
heat up due tooperating conditions. As a
re sult the camera may switch o. temp oraril y,
particular lyduring longer periods of operation
and at high outside temp eratures.
Do not touch or co verth e camera and wait
until the camera has cooled down and is avail-
able again. R
The camera is co vered, dirty, misted up or
scratched.
Wa it until the camera has cooled down before
cleaning the camera lens.
Clean the outside of the camera lens with a
dry or damp cotton clo th. Do not use micro/-
bre clo ths. Do no not tre mo vethe co ver when
cleaning.
R Recognition can be impaired byre0ective
clo thing, an adverse colour of clo thing or by
accessories, forex ample. R
Clothing being worn(hat, sha wl, scarf) may be
limiting the de tection area of the camera.
Ke ep the camera's /eld of vision clear.
R The camera is not operational.
Consult a Mercedes-Benz service centre.
The MBUX Int
The MBUX Int er erior Assist
ior Assist ant suppor
ant suppor ts t
ts t he f
he f ollo
ollowing int
wing int er
eractions:
actions: Int
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eraction ar
action ar ea
ea Int
Inter
eraction
action Descr
Descrip
iption
tion
In front of the media display or
abo vetheto uchpad Pr
ox imity tothe control element The Interior Assistant recognises the approach of the hand towa rds a cont rol
element.
Depending on the active application, the display will be adjusted in the media
displa y.Some functions di.e rentiate between driver and front passenger.
No speci/c hand position is requ ired.
Ab ove the centre console De/ned pose Afavo urite is called up with a de/ned pose. 318 318
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Int
Int
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eraction ar
action ar ea
ea Int
Inter
eraction
action Descr
Descrip
iption
tion
Below the inside rearview mir ror Brief up and down movements With brief vertical up and down mo vements below the inside rearview mir ror
th ere ading light forth e driver or the front passenger is switched on and o..
Ab ove the front passenger seat Stretching out a hand abo vethe front
passenger seat By str
etch ing out a hand abo vethe front passenger seat the sear chlight is
switched on. If you withdr awa hand from this area, the sear chlight is
switched o. again. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he reading light and searc
eading light and searc h light and
h light and
on or
on or o.
o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R F
For t
or t he r
he r eading light
eading light: :th e function is available
when it is dar k.
R The hand mo vement take s place in the inter-
action area below the inside rearview mir ror.
R F
F or t
or t he searc
he searc h light
h light::th e function is available
when it is dar k.
R The hand mo vement take s place in the inter-
action area abo vethe front passenger seat.
R The seat belt on the front passenger seat must
not
not be inser ted in the seat belt buckle. Switc Switc
hing t hing t he r
he reading light on and
eading light on and o.
o. #
Brie0y mo vea hand up or down beneath the
inside rearview mir ror.
The reading light is switched on or o. forthe
driver or the front passenger. Switc Switc
hing t hing t he searc
he searc h light on and
h light on and o.
o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:reach across the front
passenger seat with a hand.
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To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: take a hand back away from the
front passenger seat.
The search light is switched o. again. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on
mation on pr
pro/les,
o/les, t
themes, sugg
hemes, sugg es
estions andtions and
fav
fav our
our it
ites
es Fo
r electrically adjustable seats obser vethefo l-
lowing no tes. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the driver's seat aTer
calling up a driver pro/le
Selecting a user pro/le may trigger an adjust-
ment of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the user pro/le. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of the
driver's seat is being adjus ted via the
multimedia system, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve-
ment. If
th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap-
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi-
atel y: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message onthe
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory function position but-
ton or a seat adjustment switch on the
driver's door.
The adjustment process will be stopped. The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre-
ve
nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not not be set aTer calling up the driver's pro/le.
Pro/les store your vehicle settings and settings
fo rth e multimedia system. If theve hicle is used
by several drivers, the driver can select their own
pro/le without changing the stored pro/le settings
of other drivers.
% Information on pro/les from Mercedes me
connect can be found in the Digital Opera-
to r's Manual. Ve
hicle settings are, forex ample, driver's seat,
steering wheel and mir ror settings, climate control
and ambient lighting. Forth e settings of the multi-
media system, you can select, forex ample, radio
stations, pr evious destinations as well as themes,
suggestions and favo urites.
Fo rre cur ring driving situations, such as long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyour prefer-
re d settings in a theme in theve hicle. In a theme
yo u can sa vethe display of the digital map, your
prefer redra dio station and prefer red drive pro-
gr am, forex ample.
The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en o.ers suggestions forth e most probable
navigation destinations, media sources, radio sta-
tions or contacts. The pre-requirements forth at
are the selection of a pro/le, your consent tothe
re cording of data and su1cient collected data.
Fa vourites pr ovide quick access toapplications
th at are used oTen. You can select favo urites
from categories or add them directly toan appli-
cation. 320
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Con/gur
Con/gur
ing
ingpr
pro/les,
o/les, t
themes and sugg
hemes and sugg es
estionstions Multimedia system:
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f Profiles
Cr
Cr eating a ne
eating a ne w
wpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select 0081Create profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Enter the name and con/ rmwith 0076. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select Current settings . #
Select Save. #
Activate Blue tooth ®
and select Connect
phone, toconnect a mobile phone with the
user pro/le . #
Select Finished.
Selecting
Selecting pr
pro/le
o/le op
options
tions #
Select 0062for a pro/le.
The following functions are available:
R Editing, resetting or deleting a pro/le
R Resetting themes or favo urites R
Con/guring suggestions
Con/gur
Con/gur ing
ingsugg
sugg es
estionstions #
Select 0062for a pro/le. #
Select Suggestions settings. #
Switch Allow destination suggestions, Allow
music suggestions andAllow contact sugges-
tions on or o.. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate t
e t he lear
he lear ning function f
ning function f or one
or one
day
day :
:activate Deact. learn. for 24h .
Fo r 24 hours no new actions will be trained
and no data recorded forth e active pro/le.
Suggestions will continue tobe shown.
Example: if the option is switched on and a
ro ute toa new destination has been calcula-
te d, this destination would not be take n into
account forth e learning function.
Cr
Cr eating ne
eating ne w t
w themes
hemes #
Select ©. #
Select THEMES. #
Select 0081Set theme .
The settings which are sa ved in theth eme are
shown. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select AudioandNavigation (Navigation) and
store the active settings in theth eme. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry /eld and con-
/rm with 0076. #
Select Save. Syst Syst
em se
em se ttings
ttings Ov Ov
er
er vie
vie w of t
w of t he sy
he syst
stem se
em se ttings menu
ttings menu In
the system settings menu, you can make set-
tings in thefo llowing menus and control ele-
ments:
R Display
- Styles MBUX multimedia system
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Instrument lighting
- Displ aybrightness
- Edge lighting
- Day/night design
R Control elements
- Keyboard language and handwriting recog-
nition
- Sensitivity of theto uchpad
- Sensitivity of theTo uch Controls
R LINGU ATRO NIC
R Sound
- Enter tainment
- Navigation and tra1c announcements
- Telephone
- Voice ampli/cation tothere ar
R Connectivity
- Wi-Fi, Blue tooth ®
, NFC
R Time & date
R Language
R Units for distance R
SoTware updates
R Data import/export
R PIN pr otection
R System Reset Inf
Inf
or
ormation on im
mation on im port
portant syst
ant syst em updat
em updat es
es Impor
tant system updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia system's data.
Install these updates, or else the security of your
multimedia system cannot be ensured.
A system update consists of thre e steps:
R Downloading or copying of the data requ ired
fo r installation
R Installation of the downloaded system update
R Activation of the downloaded system update
by restarting the system
% If automatic soTware updates are activated,
th e system updates will be downloaded auto-
maticall y.
The multimedia system pr ovides a message when
a system update is available. Yo
u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Accept and install
The system update will be downloaded in the
background.
R Information
Information about the pending system update
is displa yed.
R Later
The system update can be downloaded man-
ually at a later time.
Deep syst
Deep syst em updat em updates
es
Deep system updates access vehicle or system
settings and can therefore only be car ried out
when theve hicle is stationary and the ignition is
switched o..
If th e download of a deep system update is com-
ple ted and the downloaded system update is
re ady for installation, you will be informed of this
aTer the next ignition cycle, forex ample.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
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Re
quirements forth e installation:
R The ignition is switched o..
R Notes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
R The electric parking brake is applied.
If all requ irements ha vebeen ful/lled, the down-
loaded system update is installed. The multimedia
system cannot be operated while the downloaded
system update is being installed and vehicle func-
tions are restric ted.
If errors should occur during the installation, the
multimedia system automatically attem ptsto
re store the pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is not possible, a symbol appears
on the media displa y.Consult a quali/ed special-
ist workshop toresol vethe problem. Se
Se tting up a W
tting up a W i-F
i-Fi ho
i ho tspot
tspot R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R T
To se
o se t up t
t up t he W
he Wi-F
i-Fi connection of t
i connection of t he multime-
he multime-
dia syst
dia syst em wit
em with e
h ext
xter
er nal ho
nal ho tspo
tspots:
ts:there is no
communication module installed. R
The device tobe connected supports at least
one of the types of connection described.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating W
ating Wi-Fi
i-Fi #
Select Wi-Fi.
Connecting t
Connecting t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em wit
em with an e
h an ext
xter-
er-
nal ho
nal ho tspo
tspot using W
t using W i-Fi
i-Fi
The type of connection established must be selec-
te d on the multimedia system and on the device
to be connected.
% The connection procedure may di.er depend-
ing on the device. Follow the inst ructions that
are shown in the displa y.Fu rther information
can be found in the manufacturer's operating
inst ructions. #
Select Internet settings . #
Select Connect via Wi-Fi . #
Select Add hotspot. Connecting using a QR code Connecting using a QR code #
Select the options 0048ofthe desired Wi-Fi
networ k. #
Select Connect using a QR code. #
Scan the displa yed QR code with the device to
be connected.
The Wi-Fi connection is established.
Connecting using a secur Connecting using a secur itykey
ity key #
Select the options 0048ofthe desired Wi-Fi
networ k. #
Select Connect using security key. #
Have the security key displa yed on the device
to be connected (see the manufacturer's oper-
ating inst ructions). #
Enter this security key on the multimedia sys-
te m. #
Con/rm the entry with ¡.
Connecting using a WPS PIN
Connecting using a WPS PIN #
Select the options 0048ofthe desired Wi-Fi
networ k. MBUX multimedia system
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Select Connect using WPS PIN input .
The multimedia system generates an eight-
digit PIN. #
Enter this PIN on the device tobe connected. #
Con/rm the entr y.
Connecting using a butt
Connecting using a butt on
on#
Select the options 0048ofthe desired Wi-Fi
networ k. #
Select Connect via WPS PBC. #
Select "Connect via WPS PBC" in the options
on the device tobe connected (see the manu-
fa cturer's operating instructions). #
Press the WPS button on the device tobe con-
nected. #
Select Continue inthe multimedia system.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating aut
ating aut omatic connection
omatic connection #
Select Connect via Wi-Fi. #
Select the options 0048ofthe desired Wi-Fi
networ k. #
Activate Permanent Internet connection .Connecting wit Connecting wit
h a kno h a known W
wn Wi-Fi
i-Fi #
Select Connect via Wi-Fi. #
Select a Wi-Fi networ k.
The connection is established again.
Con/gur
Con/gur ing
ing t
the multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em as a W
em as a Wi-F
i-Fi ho
i ho t-
t-
spo
spo t f
t for e
or e xt
xter
er nal de
nal de vices
vices
The type of connection established depends on
th e device tobe connected. The function must be
suppor tedby the multimedia system and bythe
device tobe connected. The type of connection
established must be selected on the multimedia
system and on the device tobe connected. #
Select Vehicle hotspot. #
Select Connect device to vehicle hotspot .
Connecting using WPS PIN g Connecting using WPS PIN g ener eneration
ation #
Select Connect using WPS PIN generation. #
Enter the PIN shown in the media display on
th e device tobe connected and con/ rm.
Connecting using WPS PIN entry
Connecting using WPS PIN entry #
Select Connect using WPS PIN input. #
Enter the PIN that is shown on theex tern al
device's displ ayon the multimedia system.
Connecting using a butt
Connecting using a butt on
on #
Select Connect via WPS PBC. #
Press the push button on the device tobe
connected (see the manufacturer's operating
inst ructions). #
Select Continue .
Connecting using a secur
Connecting using a secur itykey
ity key #
Select Connect device to vehicle hotspot.
A secu rity key is displa yed. #
Select theve hicle from the device tobe con-
nected. The vehicle is displ ayed with the
DIRECT-MBUX XXXXX network name. #
Enter the security key which is shown in the
media display on the device tobe connected. #
Con/rm the entr y.
Connecting using NFC
Connecting using NFC #
Select Connect via NFC. #
Activate NFC on the mobile device (see the
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#
Hold the device tobe connected at theve hi-
cle's NFC inter face. #
Select Finished.
The mobile device is now connected tothe
multimedia system hotspot via NFC.
Gener
Gener ating a ne
ating a ne w secur
w securitykey
ity key #
Select Vehicle hotspot. #
Select Generate security key.
A connection will be established wi th the
ne wly created security key. #
T
To sav
o sav e a secur
e a secur itykey
ity key :
:select Save.
When a new security key is sa ved, all existing
Wi -Fi connections are then disconnected. If
th eWi -Fi connections are being re-estab-
lished, the new security key must be en tere d. Syst
Syst
em language
em language N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he syst
he syst em language
em language
This function allo wsyouto determ ine the lan-
guage forth e menu displa ysand the navigation
announcements. The selected language a.ects
th ech aracters available for entr y.The navigation
announcements are not available in all languages. If a language is not
available, the navigation
announcements will be in English.
Se
Se tting t tting t he syst
he syst em language
em language
Multimedia system:
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Settings 5
System
5 00A7 Language #
Set the language.
% Ifyo u are using Arabic map data, thete xt
information can also be shown in Arabic on
th e navigation map. Todo so, select 

Plug-in h
Plug-in h
ybr
ybrid se
id se ttings
ttings Con/gur
Con/gur
ing
ingse
settings f
ttings f or plug-in h
or plug-in h ybr
ybrid v
id v ehicles
ehicles Multimedia system:
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EQ
Se
Se tting t
tting t he c
he char
har ging pr
ging pr ocess
ocess #
Select Departure time.
The following charging times can be selected:
R Once
R Week profile #
Select a setting.
Se
Se tting a single depar
tting a single depar tur
ture time
e time #
Select Departure time .#
Select Edit single time .#
Set a departure time.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he w
he week
eekpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select Departure time .#
Select Edit week profile. #
Add new time #
Set the desired departure times, e.g. every
day at 8 a.m. #
Select 0076.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he maximum c
he maximum c har
harging curr
ging curr ent
ent #
Select Maximum charge current. #
Select Maximum, 8 ampsor6 amps.
When the battery is charge d, thech arging cur-
re nt is limi tedto the selected amperage.
% For saf etyre asons, only use thech arging
cable supplied with theve hicle or an original
Mercedes-Benz charging cable. Mercedes-
Benz thoroughly tests these original charging
cables forth eir suitability forth e high-voltage
ch arging of your vehicle. Pur chase these parts
from your Mercedes-Benz Service Centre and
obtain advice there.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating r
ating rout
oute-based oper
e-based oper ating
ating
mode s
mode str trat
at egy
egy #
Select Electric in city .
Depending on the pr evious status, the func-
tion is activated or deactivated. Calling up t
Calling up t
he ener
he energy
gy0ow
0ow display
display Multimedia system:
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EQ #
Select Energy flow.
The visualisation of the energy 0ow in theve hi-
cle is displ ayed.
In addition tothe energy 0o w,information on the
status of thehy brid system and the cur rent state
of charge ofthe high-voltage battery is also dis-
pla yed. 326
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F
F
unctions of t
unctions of t he ener
he energy
gy0ow
0ow display
display 1
State of charge ofthe high-voltage battery
2 Combustion engine
3 Energy 0ow
4 High-voltage battery
5 Status of thero ute-based operating-mode
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The active components of thehy brid system are
highlighted in the energy 0ow displa y.The energy
0ow between the individual components is shown
in colour. The energy 0ow is shown in di.erent colours
depending on the operating status:
R Whit
Whit e:
e:constant energy 0ow
R R
Red:
ed: high energy 0ow (boost e.ect)
R Gr
Green:
een: low- emission energy 0ow in the case of
re cuperation, elect ric mode and when charg-
ing the high-voltage battery N
N
a
avig
vig ation
ation N
No
ot
tes on na
es on na vig
vigation
ation R
R
out
out e guidance wit
e guidance wit h augment
h augmented r
ed reality
eality &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury as a
re sult of distraction, inco rrect depiction or
wrong interpr etation of the display
The camera image of the augmented reality
displ ayis not suitable as a guide for driving. #
Alwayske ep an eye on the actual tra1c
situation. #
Avoid extended obser vation of the cam-
era image. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to imprecise positioning of additional
information
The additional information from the augmen-
te dre ality displ aymay be inaccurate and is
not a substitute for observing and assessing
th e actual driving situation. #
Alwayske ep an eye on the actual tra1c
situation when car rying out all driving
manoeuvres. Switc
Switc
hing na
hing na vig
vig ation on
ation on Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Navigation (Navigation) #
Alternativel y:press thez button.
The map displa ys the cur rent vehicle position.
The navigation menu is shown.
The navigation menu is hidden if route guid-
ance is active. #
T To show
o show :
:ta p on theto uchscreen.
The menu is hidden automaticall y. MBUX multimedia system
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