MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2018 Owner's Manual
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Overview and operation
Overview ofthe multimedia sy stem
1Swit ches the sound on or off
2Dec reases thevo lume
3Inc reases thevo lume
4Touch Control
5Media display
6Main functions button group (→page 242)
7Touchpad
8Vo lume control
Ad justs volume and switches the sound
on/off
9Button Ü
Switches multimedia sy stem on/off
AController
Note s onthe media display
* NO
TEScratching of the display
The display has a highly sensitive, high-gloss
sur face. There is arisk of it becoming
scratched.
Av oid touching the displa y.
Obser vethe no tes on cleaning.
Obser vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(→page 338).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
off feature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the brightness is initially
reduced automatically. The
media display may then switch off comple tely for
a while.
% Ifyo u are wearing polarized sungl asses, it
may be dif ficult toread the media displa y.
Central control elements overview
1To uch Control
2Controller
3Touchpad
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Touch Control
Operating Touch Control
#To select a menu item: swipe up, down, left
or right on Touch Control 1.
#PressTouch Control 1.
#Toopen a lis t:press Touch Control 1.
#Toclose a lis t:press the2 button.
#Tocall up the menu list/f avorite s: hold
button 2.
#Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Setting the sensitivity forTo uch Control
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. , 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 the controller
1% button, toreturn tothe pr evious dis‐
play (press brief ly), to call up the main func‐
tions and favo rite s (press and hold)
2ò button, tocall up main functions and
fa vo rite s
3Controller
Controller operating options:
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#Turn 3 left or right.
#Slide 1 left orright.
#Slide 4 up or down.
#Slide2 diagonally.
#Press 7brief lyor press and hold.
To uchpad
Switching theto uchpad on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.w , Q S X W
#Switch 7 R X F K S D G onO or off ª.
Operating theto uchpad
Re quirement:
Fo rve hicles with a contro ller:theto uchpad is
swit ched on (
→page 241).
1Touchpad
2But ton©
Calls up main functions and favo rite s
3Button D
Calls up the control menu of the last active
audio source
4Button % Press brief
ly:re turns tothe pr evious display
Press and hold: calls up main functions
Yo u can navigate inmenus and lists via touch-
sensitiv e surface 1 byusing a single-finger
swipe.
#To open or close lists: swipe left orright.
#To select the menu item: swipe up, down,
left or right.
#Press touchpad 1.
#Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Use thefo llowing functions with a two-finger
swipe:
#To call up main functions and favo rite s:
swipe down with two fingers.
#To zoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart.
#Tocall up the control menu of the last
active audio source: swipe up with twofin‐
ge rs.
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Settingthe sensitivity for the touchpad
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 .
#Toset the pressure sensitivity: switch
7 R X F K S D G 7 D S onO or off ª.
If th e function is switched on O, atap on
th eto uchpad isenough toselect a menu
item.
Handwriting recognition: switch ingthere ad-
aloud function on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, 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.
Selecting a station and track using the
to uchpad
#Press theD button on theto uchpad.
or
#Swip e upwards using two fingers on the
to uchpad.
The cont rol menu appears forth e audio
source that wa s last selected.
#Use one finger toswipe up or down.
Ra dio: the pr evious or next station is set.
Media source: the pr evious or next track is
selecte d.
#Tohide the control menu: swipe down on
th eto uchpad using two fingers.
Main functions
Calling up the main functions
#1 Button ßcalls up navigation
#2Button $calls up thera dio
#3 Button Õcalls up media sources
#4Button %calls up thete lephone
#5 Butto nØ setsvehicle functions#Alternatively: press theò button on the
controller, theto uchpad or Touch Control.
The main functions are display ed.
#Select a main function.
Calling up lists and menus on the multimedia
sy stem
Call up a list
#Call up a main function (→page 242).
#To open a lis t:swipe left on theto uchpad.
#To close a lis t:swipe right on theto uchpad.
#To select a menu item: swipe up or down
on theto uchpad.
#Press theto uchpad.
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Favorite s
Overview of favo rite s
Fa vorite s of feryo uqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocreate 20
fa vo rite s in tota l.
The following functions are available:
Radd pre-defined favo rite sfrom thefo llow‐
ing categories (→page 243):
- 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
Raddyour ow nfa vo rite s(→page 243).
Rrename a favo rite (→page 243).
Rmo veafa vo rite (→page 244).
Rdele teafa vo rite (→page 244).
Rreset all favo rite s (→page 244). Calling up
favo rite s
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down wards once.
Na vigating means:
Rswiping on theto uchpad and Touch Con‐
trol
Rsliding the controller
Leaving thefa vo rite s menu
#Press the© button.
Ad ding a favo rite
Ad ding a pre-de fined favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down wards twice.
The Favorite s menu appears .
#Select 1 H Z ) D Y R U L W H .
The catego ries are displa yed.
#Select a categor y.
The favo rite s are displa yed.
#Select a favo rite .
#St ore thefa vo rite atthe desired position.
If a favo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Example: adding your ow nfa vo 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 s are displa yed.
#Store thefa vo rite atthe desired position.
Re naming a favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down wards once.
#Select a favo rite .
#Na vigate down wards once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
#Select 5 H Q D P H .
#Enterthech aracters.
#To confirm the entr y:select ¡.
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Moving afavo rite#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down wards once.
#Select a favo rite .
#Na vigate down wards once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
#Select 0 R Y H.
#Movethefa vo rite to the desired position.
If a favo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Deleting a favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down wards once.
#Select a favo rite .
#Na vigate down wards once.
The Favorite s menu 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.
A qu ery appears.
#Select < H V.
The favo rite s are reset tothefa ctory set‐
tings.
Switching the sound on or off
#To mute: pressvolume control 1.
The 8 symbol appears in thest atus line.
Yo uwill also hear traf fic announcements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted.
#To switch on: change the media source or
adjust thevo lume.
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Adjusting the volume
On the multimedia sy stem
#Tu rn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Adjust this in thefo llowing situations:
Rduring a traf fic announcement
Rduri ng a navigation announcement
The volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sourc e.
Rduring atelephone call
Rwhen entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or
#Select 6 \ V W H P.
#Select $ X G L R.
#Select a volume setting.
#Set thevo lume.
% The volume can also be set on the multifunc‐
tion steering wheel (
→page 216).
Enterin gch aracters
Using thech aracter input function
The following functions are available:
Rselecting a character in thech aracter bar
Rwriting a character on theto uchpad
Character input can be star ted with a control
element and resumed with ano ther.
#On Touch Control and controller: select a
ch aracter in thech aracter bar.
Depending on the destination entered, the
fo llowing is available:
Rthe full set of characters
Rcharacters which are useful forth e cur‐
re nt input string
Other characters are gr ayed out.
#On theto uchpad: select acharacter in the
ch aracter bar.
or
#Wr ite thech aracters on theto uch-sensitive
sur face of theto uchpad.
Handwriting recognition suppo rts yo uby
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function.
Examples of character ent ry:
RRe naming a favo rite
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REntering a POI or an address using free or
step-b y-step sear ch
REntering a web address
Character input using the controller
Example: renaming a favo rite
#Callin g upthe "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 243).
#To enter a character: turn3, slide 4
and press the controller.
The character is entered in the input line. Use
thefo llowing ent ryfunctions:
% Todele teach aracter: press the control‐
ler.
To dele tean ent ry: press and hold the
controller until the entire ent ryis dele ted.
Ä To
switch tospecial characters and sym‐
bols.
X To
switch toupper-case or lowe r-case let‐
te rs.
B To
change the language
v Toswitch tocharacter ent ryon theto uch‐
pad.
% The available editing functions depend on
th e editing task, the language set and the
ch aracter le vel.
#To confirm the entr y:select ¡.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
#Enter a POI or address (→page 259).
Entering characters on theto uchpad
Re quirements:
RThe touchpad is switched on (→page 241).
RThe entered or selected character should be
re ad out: the handwriting recognition read-
aloud function is switch ed on (
→page242).
Exam ple:renaming a favo rite
#Callin g upthe "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 243).
#To enter a character: useyour finger to
write characters on theto uchpad.
The character is entered in the input line. If
dif fere nt interpr etations are possible, charac‐
te r suggestions are displa yed.
#To select a character suggestion: turnthe
controller.
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#Resume character input.
#To enter a space: swiperight when the cur‐
sor is located in the input line.
#To del ete a character: swipe left when the
cursor is loca ted in the input line.
#To confirm the entr y:press theto uchpad.#To finish character entr y:swipe upwards.
or
#Press the% button.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
#En ter a POI or add ress (→page 259).
Sy stem settings
Display
Configuring display settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.G ' L V S O D \ D Q G ' H V L J Q V
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 the ambient lighting for the style
#Select $ G M X V W $ P E / L J K W L Q J .
Ac tivate Oor deacti vate the function ª.
This function adjusts the ambient lighting for
th e selected display style.
Ad ditional displ ayarea
Depending on theve hicle, various items of addi‐
tional information can be shown. The additional
display area comprises the left-hand or right-
hand third of the displa y.
#Select $ G G L W L R Q D O ' L V S $ U H D.
The following display con tent 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.
#Select a brightness value. Switching
the display off/on
#Off: select ' L V S O D \ R I I .
#On:press a button, %,forex ample.
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 date automatical 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 date are set automatically for
th e selected time zone and da ylight saving
time.
% The cor rect time is requ ired forth efo llowing
functions:
Rro ute guidance with time-dependent traf‐
fi c guidance
Rcalculation of expected time of ar riva l
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Settingthe time zone
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
A list of count ries is displa yed.
#Select a count ry#.
Depending on the count ry, time zones are
displa yed.
#Select a time zone.
The time zone set is displa yed af ter 7 L P H
= R Q H .
Setting summer 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 cannot be selected in
all countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 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. Manually
#Deactivate
ª $ X W R P D W L F ' D \ O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J
7 L P H .
#Select ' D \ O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J 7 L P H .
#Select 2 Qor 2 I I.
Setting the time and date form at
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.& 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. 6 H W
) R U P D W
#Set the date and time form at#.
Setting the time manually
Re quirement:
RThe 0 D Q X D O 7 L P H $ G M X V W P H Q W function is
switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.& 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. 6 H W
7 L P H
#Set the hours.
#Na vigate totheright toset the minutes.
#Set the minutes.
#Confirm changes when exiting the menu.
The date is set automatically via GPS.
Connectivity
Switching transmission of theve hicle posi‐
tion on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.ö & R Q Q H F W L Y L W \
#Select 7 U D Q V P L W 9 H K L F O H 3 R V L W L R Q ' D W D.
#Switch the function on Oor off ª.
Bluetooth®
Blue tooth®settings
Blue tooth®tech nology is a standard for short-
ra nge wi reless data transfer up toappr oximately
32.8 ft(10 m). You can use Blue tooth
®tocon‐
nect your mobile phone tothe multimedia sys‐
te m and use thefo llowing functions, forex am‐
ple:
Rhands-free sy stem with access tothefo llow‐
ing options:
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