MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual
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Overviewand operation
Overvie wofthe multi media sy stem
18 Switches thes ound on/off
2X Decreases thev olume
3W Increases thev olume
4Touc hC ontrol
5Media display
6Main function button group (→page232)
7Touchpad
8Vo lume control
Ad justs volume and switches thes ound
on/off
9Ü button
Switches multimedia sy stem on/off
AController
Note sont he media dis play
* NO
TEScratching of thed isplay
The displa yhasah ighly sensitive, high-gloss
sur face. There isar isk of it becoming
scratched.
Av oid touchingt he displa y.
Obser vethen otes on cleaning.
Obser vethen otes on caring fort he interior
(→pag e331).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
of ff eature: ifth et emperatur eistoo high, the brightness is initiall
yreduced automatically .The
media displa ymaythen switc hoffcomple tely for
aw hile.
% Ifyo ua rewe aring polarize dsungl asses,i t
ma ybed ifficul ttor eadthem edia displa y.
Central control elements overview
1To uc hC ontrol
2Controller
3Touchpad
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Touc hC ontrol
Operating Touc hC ontrol
#Toselect amenu item: swipe up, down, left
or right on Touc hC ontrol 1.
#PressTouc hC ontrol 1.
#Toopen alist: press Touc hC ontrol 1.
#Toclose alist: press the2 button.
#Tocall up them enu list/f avorite s: hold
button 2.
#Tomo vethed igita lmap:swipe in any
direction.
Setting thes ensitivityf orTouc hC ontrol
Multimedias ystem:
, 6 \ V W H P.w , Q S X W. 7 R X F K & R Q W U R O
6 H Q V L W L Y L W \
#Select ) D V W, 0 H G L X P or 6 O R Z .
Operating thec ontroller
1% button
Press brief ly:r eturns tothep reviousd isplay
Press and hold: calls up main functions
2© button
To cal lupt he main functions
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Tocal lupf avorite s: when them ain functions
ar ed ispla yed, slide controller 3down.
3Contro ller
Cont roller operatin goptions:
#Tu rn 3 leftorr ight.
#Slide 1 leftorr ight.
#Slide 4 up or down.
#Slide2 diagonally.
#Press 7brief lyor press and hold.
To uchpad
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe touchpad
Multimedias ystem:
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#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the 7 R X F K S D G .
Operating thet ouchpad
Re quirement:
Fo rv ehicles wit hacontro ller:the touchpad is
swit ched on (
→pag e231).
1Touchpad
2But ton©
Call supm ainf unctions and favo rite s
3Button D
Call supt he control menu of thel asta ctive
audio source
4Button % Press brief
ly:r eturns tothep reviousd isplay
Press and hold: calls up main functions
Yo uc an navigat einmenus and lists via touch-
sensitiv esurface 1 byusing asingle-finger
swipe.
#To open or close lists: swipe leftorright.
#Toselect them enu item: swipe up, down,
lef torr ight.
#Press touchpad 1.
#Tomo vethed igita lmap:swipe in any
direction.
Use thef ollowing functions wit hatwo-finger
swipe:
#To call up main functions and favo rite s:
swipe down wit htwo fingers.
#To zoo minand out of the map: movetwo
fi nger stogether or apart.
#To call up thec ontrol menu of thel ast
activ eaudio source: swipe up withtwo fin‐
ge rs.
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Settingthes ensitivityf or thetouchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.w , Q S X W
#Select 7 R X F K S D G 6 H Q V L W L Y L W \.
#Select ) D V W, 0 H G L X P or 6 O R Z .
#Tosetthe pressur esensitivity: switch
7 R X F K S D G 7 D S onO or off ª.
If th ef unction is switched on O,atap on
th et ouchpad is enough toselect amenu
item.
Handwriting recognition: switch ingther ead-
alou dfunction on/off
Multimedias ystem:
, 6 \ V W H P.õ $ X G L R. 6 \ V W H P ) H H G
E D F N
#Switch 5 H D G 2 X W + D Q G Z U L W L Q J 5 H F R J Q L W L R Q on
O or off ª. Ac
tivating/deactivatin ghaptic feedba ckfor
operation on thet ouchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.w , Q S X W
The function supports youw hen making entries
on thet ouchpad and when selecting menus.
#Switch + D S W L F 2 S H U D W L Q J ) H H G E D F N on or off.
When thef unction is activated, atactile feed‐
bac kint heform ofav ibration is ef fected
whe nthe touchpad is operated.
Selecting astatio nand trac kusingt he
to uchpad
#Press theD button on thet ouchpad.
or
#Swipe upwards using tw ofinger sont he
to uchpad.
The cont rolm enua ppear sfor thea udio
source that wa slasts elected.
#Use one finger toswipe up or down.
Ra dio: thep reviousort he nextstatio niss et.
Media source: thep reviousort he next music
tra ck is selecte d.
#Tohide thec ontrol menu: swipe down on
th et ouchpad using tw ofingers.
Main functions
Calling up th emain functions
1ß button
To cal lupn avigation
2$ button
To cal lupt heradio
3Õ button
To cal lupm edia
4%button
To cal lupt hetelephone
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5Øbutton
To setv ehicle functions
#Alternatively: press the© button on the
controller ,the touchpad or theT ouc hCon‐
trol.
The main functionsa redispl ayed.
#Select them ain function.
Calling up lists and menus on them ultimedia
sy stem
Call up alist
#Call up amain function (→page232).
#Toopen alist: swipe lef tonthetouchpad.
#To close alist: swipe right on thet ouchpad.
#To select amenu item: swipe up or down
on thet ouchpad.
#Press thet ouchpad.
Favo rite s
Overvie woffavorites
Fa vorite so ffer youq uicka ccess tofrequently
use dapplications. It is possible tocreate 20
fa vo rite sint otal.
The following function sareavailable:
Radd pre-defined favo rite sfrom thef ollow‐
ing categories (→pag e233):
- 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
- ( Q W H U W D L Q P H Q W
- 3 K R Q H
- & R Q Q H F W
- 9 H K L F O H
- 6 \ V W H P 6 H W W L Q J V
Radd your ow nfavo rite s(→pag e233).
Rrenam eafavorite (→pag e234).
Rmoveafavo rite (→pag e234).
Rdele teafavorit e(→pag e234).
Rrese ta llfa vo rite s(→pag e234). Calling up
favo rite s
#Press the© button.
The main function saredispla yed.
#Na vigat edownwards once.
Na vigating means:
RSwiping on Touc hC ontrol or thet ouch‐
pad
RSliding thec ontroller
Leaving thef avorites menu
#Press the© button.
Ad ding afavorite
Ad ding apre-de fined favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main function saredispla yed.
#Na vigat edownwards twice.
The Favorite sm enu appears .
#Select 1 H Z ) D Y R U L W H .
The catego ries ar edispla yed.
#Select acategor y.
The favo rite sa redispla yed.
#Select afavo rite .
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#Storet he favo rite atthed esired position.
If af avo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Example :adding your ow nfavo rite
#Select 9 H K L F O H .
#Select ) X O O 6 F U H H Q & R Q V X P S W L R Q .
#Press and holdthe© button until the
fa vo rite sa redispla yed.
#Storet he favo rite atthed esired position.
Re naming afavorite
#Press the© button.
The main function saredispla yed.
#Na vigat edownwards once.
#Select afavo rite .
#Na vigat edownwards once.
The Favorite sm enu appears .
#Select 5 H Q D P H .
#Enterthec haracters.
#To confir mthe ent ry:select ¡. Moving
afavo rite
#Press the© button.
The main function saredispla yed.
#Na vigat edownwards once.
#Select afavo rite .
#Na vigat edownwards once.
The Favorite sm enu appears .
#Select 0 R Y H.
#Movethef avo rite to thed esired position.
If af avo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Deletin gafavorite
#Press the© button.
The main function saredispla yed.
#Na vigat edownwards once.
#Select afavo rite .
#Na vigat edownwards once.
The Favorite sm enu appears .
#Todel ete: select ' H O H W H.
#Select < H V.
#Toresto reall favo rite s: select 5 H V H W $ O O.
Ap romp tappears.
#Select < H V.
The favo rite sa re re settot hefactor yset‐
tings.
Switchingt he sound on or off
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#Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 8 symbol appear sinthestatus line.
Yo uw illalso hear traf fica nnouncements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted.
#To switc hon:chang ethe media source or
adjus tthe volume.
Ad justin gthe volume
On them ultimedia sy stem
#Tu rn volume control 1.
The volume of thec urrent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus teds eparatel y.
Adjus tthis in thef ollowing situations:
Rduring atraf fica nnouncement
Rduri nganavigation announcement
The volume of then avigation announce‐
ment changes in accordanc ewitht he vol‐
ume of thec urrent media sourc e.
Rduringatelephone call
Rwhen entering or exitin gap arkin gspace
while using ActiveP arking Assist
or
#Select 6 \ V W H P.
#Select $ X G L R.
#Selectavolume setting.
#Setthe volume.
% The volume can also be se tonthe multifunc‐
tion steering wheel (
→pag e204).
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Enteringcharacters
Using thec haracter input function
Use thec haracter input function in thef ollowing
situations, fore xamp le:
RTorenam eafavorite
RTo enter aPOI or address
RTomak eap hone call
The following function sareavailable:
RSelecting acharacter in thec haracter bar
RWritin gac haracter on thet ouchpad
Character input can be star tedw ithac ontrol
element and resumed wit hanother.
#On theT ouc hControl and controller:
select acharacter in thec haracter bar.
Depending on thet arge te ntry,t he following
ch aracter sareavailable:
RThe full se tofcharacter sisshown
ROnly those character swhicha reuseful
fo rt he cur rent inpu tstring are shown
Other character saregray ed out.
#On thet ouchpad: selectacharacter in the
ch aracter bar.
or
#Wr itet he character sonthetouch-sensitive
sur face of thet ouchpad.
Handwriting recognition suppo rtsy ou by
means of character suggestions and aread-
aloud function.
Examples of character ent ry:
RRe nam eafavorite
REnter aPOI or an address using free or step-
by -ste ps ear ch
REnter aweb address Entering
character susingt he controller.
Example :renaming afavorite#Call up the" Renaming afavo rite "f unction
(→pag e234).
#To enter acharacter: turn3,s lide4
and press thec ontroller.
The character is entered in thei np ut line.
Use thef ollowing entr yfunctions:
% Todele teac haracter :press thec ontrol‐
ler.
To dele tean ent ry:p ress and holdt he
controller until thee ntir eentry is dele ted.
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ÄTo
switc htos pecial character sand sym‐
bols.
X To
switc htou pper-case or lowe r-case let‐
te rs.
B To
switc hthe language.
v Toswitc htoc haracter entr yonthetouch‐
pad.
% The available editing functionsd ependon
th ee diting task ,the languag esetand the
ch aracter le vel.
#To confir mthe ent ry:select ¡.
Example: entering adestination (navigation)
#Enter theP OI or address (→pag e250).
Entering character sonthetouchpad
Re quirements
RThe touchpad is switched on (→pag e231).
RThe entered or selected character shouldb e
re ad out :the handwriting recognition read-
aloud function is switch ed on (
→page232). Example:
renaming afavo rite
#Call up the" Renaming afavo rite "f unction
(→pag e234).
#To enter acharacter: useyour finger to
writ echaracter sonthetouchpad.
The character is entered in thei np ut line. If
dif fere nt interpr etations ar epossible, charac‐
te rs uggestions ar edispla yed.
#To select acharacter suggestion: turnthe
controller.
#Re sume character input.
#To enter aspace: swiperight when thec ur‐
sor is located in thei np ut line.
#To del eteac haracter: swipe leftwhent he
cursor is loc ated in thei np ut line.
#To confir mthe ent ry:press thet ouchpad.#To finish character entr y:swipe upwards.
or
#Press the% button.
Example: entering adestination (navigation)
#Entert he POI or address (→pag e250).
System settings
Display
Configuring displa ysettings
Multimedia sy stem:
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Designs
#Select ' H V L J Q V.
#Select 6 S R U W, & O D V V L F or 3 U R J U H V V L Y H.
Ad apting thea mb ient lighting fort he style
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#Select $ G M X V W $ P E / L J K W L Q J .
Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
This function adjusts thea mbient lighting for
th es elected displa ystyle.
Ad ditional displ ayarea
Depending on thev ehicle, various items of addi‐
tional information can be shown. The additional
displa yareac omprises thel eft-hand or right-
hand thirdoft he displa y.
#Select $ G G L W L R Q D O ' L V S $ U H D.
The following displa ycontent can be selected:
R ' \ Q D P L F
R 1 D Y L J D W L R Q 0 D S
R & R Q V X P S W L R Q
R 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H
Display brightness
#Select ' L V S O D \ % U L J K W Q H V V.
#Selectabrightness value.
Switching thed ispla yoff/on
#Off: select ' L V S O D \ R I I .
#On:press abutton, %,f orexample.
Displ aydesign
#Select ' D \ 1 L J K W ' H V L J Q .
#Select $ X W R P D W L F, ' D \ ' H V L J Q or 1 L J K W
' H V L J Q.
Time and date
Setting the time and dat eautomatical ly
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.& 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H
#Deactivate ª 0 D Q X D O 7 L P H $ G M X V W P H Q W .
The time and dat eareseta utomaticall yfor
th es elected time zon eand summer time
option.
% The cor rect time is requ ired fort he following
functions:
RRo uteg uidance wit htime-dependent
traf ficg uida nce.
RCalculation of expected time of ar riva l. Setting
thet imez one
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.& 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. 7 L P H
= R Q H
The lis tofcountri es is displa yed.
#Select acount ry#.
Depending on thec ountry ,time zones are
displa yed.
#Select atime zone.
The time zon esetis displa yeda fter 7 L P H
= R Q H .
Settin gsummer time
The $ X W R P D W L F ' D \ O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J 7 L P H and ' D \
O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J 7 L P H options cannotbeselected in
all countries.
Multimedias ystem:
, 6 \ V W H P.& 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H
Au tomatically
#Switch $ X W R P D W L F ' D \ O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J 7 L P H on
O or off ª.
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