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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
6Button group:
ß Switches navigation on
$ Switches on thera dio
Õ Switches tomedia mode
% Activates telephone mode
Ø Setsvehicle functions
7To uchpad
8Control knob
Ad justs volume and switches the sound
on/off
9Button Ü
Switches multimedia sy stem on/off
AController
To uch Control 4,Touchpad 7and Controller
A are the cent ral control elements.
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 315).
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.
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Operatingthe 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:
#Tu rn 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
Prerequisite
The vehicle is equipped with a contro ller.
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
Prerequisite
Fo rve hicles with a contro ller:theto uchpad is
swit ched on (
→page 225).
1Touchpad
2© button, calls up main functions and
fa vo rite s
3D button, calls up the menu of the most
re cently acti vemedia source
4% button, returns tothe pr evious display
(press brief ly), calls up the main functions
and favo rite s (press and hold)
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Example:renaming a favo rite
#Callin g upthe "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 228).
#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.
#Re sume 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 240).
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 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, e.g. %.
Display design
#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 .
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#Enterthe PIN shown in the multimedia sys‐
te m display on the device tobe connec ted
and con firm .
#Connect via WPS pin: select¥ & R Q
Q H F W Y L D : 3 6 3 , 1 , Q S X W .
#Select ( Q W H U : 3 6 3 , 1.
#Enterth e PIN that is shown on theex tern al
device's display on the multimedia sy stem.
#Select & R Q W L Q X H.
#Toconnect bypressing a button: select
¥ & R Q Q H F W Y L D : 3 6 3 % &.
#Press the push button on the device tobe
connec ted.
#Select & R Q W L Q X H.
#Toconnect via a security key:select & R Q
Q H F W ' H Y L F H W R 9 H K L F O H + R W V S R W.
A security keyis displa yed.
#Select theve hicle from the device tobe con‐
nec ted. The vehicle is displa yed with the
SSID 0 % + R W V S R W ; ; ; ; ; .
#Enterthe security keywhic his shown in the
multimedia sy stem display on the device to
be connec ted.
#Confirm the ent ry.
To generate a new security key:
#Select 6 H W 8 S + R W V S R W .
#Select * H Q H U D W H 6 H F X U L W \ . H \.
#Select * H Q H U D W H 6 H F X U L W \ . H \.
A connection will be es tablished with the
newly crea ted security key.
#Tosave a security key:select 6 D Y H.
When a new security keyis sa ved, all existing
Wi -Fi connections are then disconnected. If
th eWi -Fi connections are being re-es tab‐
lished, the new security keymus tbe en tere d.
COMAND Touch
Au thorizing a COMAND Touch device
Re quirements
RThe COMAND Touch app isins talled on the
ex tern al device (e.g. tablet) which is tobe
used as a Rear Seat En tertainment unit.
RWi -Fi is acti vated (→page 233) and the mul‐
timedia sy stem is confi gured as a Wi-Fi Hot‐
spot (
→pa ge 234).
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K
Connecting a new device
#Select $ X W K R U L ] H D 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
#Select & R Q Q H F W 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
A security keyis displa yed.
#En terth e security keyin theex tern al device.
The 3 O H D V H V W D U W & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K R Q \ R X U
G H Y L F H D Q G I R O O R Z W K H L Q V W U X F W L R Q V 7 K H $ S S
L V D Y D L O D E O H L Q W K H $ S S 6 W R U H message
appears.
Selecting an already connected device
#Select $ X W K R U L ] H D 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
The devices already connec ted are displa yed.
#Select & R Q W L Q X H 8 V L Q J & R Q Q H F W H G ' H Y L F H V.
The 3 O H D V H V W D U W & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K R Q \ R X U
G H Y L F H D Q G I R O O R Z W K H L Q V W U X F W L R Q V 7 K H $ S S
L V D Y D L O D E O H L Q W K H $ S S 6 W R U H message
appears.
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Selecting a POI
Multimedia system:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.¬ ' H V W L Q D W L R Q. 3 2 , V
#Select a categor y.
or
#Select $ O O & D W H J R U L H V.
#Select a categor y.
#Select a search position.
The special characters are displa yed in a list.
The list is sor tedby distance in ascending
orde r.
The POIs show thefo llowing information:
Rname of POI
Rlinear dis tance tothe POI
Rthe direction of the linear dis tance tothe
POI (ar row) is displa yed when sear ching
fo rth eve hicle's cur rent position
#Select a POI.
#Al tern ativel y,to filter the display byspe‐
cial characters: enter a searc h entry inthe
to p line.
The results list sho wsreleva nt POIs.
#Select ¡.
The firs t POI in the list is highlighted.
#Select a POI.
Setting the sear chposition for the parking
ca tegor y,forex ample, during active route
guidance
#Select , Q W K H 9 L F L Q L W \ , 1 H D U ' H V W L Q D W L R Q or
$ O R Q J W K H 5 R X W H.
The list sho ws the located POIs or opens an
ove rview of thero ute.
#Select a POI.
Selecting the last destination
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.¬ ' H V W L Q D W L R Q. 3 U H Y L
R X V ' H V W L Q D W L R Q V
#Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
#Alternatively: if a favo rite has been sa ved
(→page 252), select ) U R P * O R E D O ) D Y R U L W H V .
#Select afavo rite .
The destination address is shown. Selecting a contact
Re
quirement:
a mobile phone is connec tedto the multimedia
sy stem (
→page 261).
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.¬ ' H V W L Q D W L R Q. & R Q
W D F W V
#Select the conta ct.
The releva nt contact de tails are displa yed.
#Select an address.#Alternativel y,to filter the display bycon‐
tacts: enter names or initials into the sear ch
fi eld.
#Select ¡.
The firs t contact in the list is highlighted.
#Select the conta ct.
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Entergeo-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.¬ ' H V W L Q D W L R Q. * H R
F R R U G L Q D W H V
#En terge o-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds.
The map sho ws there leva nt position.
#Confirm the ent ry.
#To view or mo vea destination on the
map: select 0 D S.
#Tocalculate a route: select 6 W D U W 5 R X W H
* X L G D Q F H.
#If a route has already been created, select
6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H or 6 H W D V , Q W H U
P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q. Selecting fr
omthe map
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q. 0 D S 0 H Q X
#Alternatively: if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press theTo uch Control, con‐
troller or touchpad.
The map menu appears.
#Select "mo vemap" in map menu
3(→page 254).
#Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad.
or
#Slid eth e controller in any direction.
The map mo ves in the cor responding direc‐
tion under the crosshair. The more you mo ve
yo ur finger away from the middle on the
to uchpad, thefast erthe map mo ves.
#Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
If se veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, a li stsho wstheav ailable POIs and
ro ads.
If a destination is located exact ly on the
crosshair, the destination address is dis‐
pla yed.
#Select a destination in the list.
The destination address is shown.
Showing traf fic messages for the vicinity of
the map
#Select 7 U D I I L F 0 H V V D J H V I R U W K H 9 L F L Q L W \ .
The map appears.
#Swipe le ftor right on theto uchpad.
or
#Slide the controller tothe left or right.
The pr evious or next traf fic incident is high‐
lighted on the map. Information on the tra ffic
incident is displa yed.
Showing POIs in the vicinity of the map
#Select 3 2 , V L Q W K H 9 L F L Q L W \ .#Swipe left orright on theto uchpad.
or
#Slide the controller tothe left or right.
The pr evious or next POI is highlighte d onthe
map. The name or addre ss is displayed.
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#Alternatively,to filter the display byPOI
categor y:swipe down on theto uchpad.
or
#Slid eth e controller down.
#Select a POI categor y.
# 8 V H U ' H I L Q H Gallowspersonal POI symbols to
be selected (→page 256).
Entering an intermedia tedestination
Prerequisite
A destination is entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.¬ ' H V W L Q D W L R Q. , Q W H U
P H G L D W H G H V W L Q D W L R Q V
#Select 6 H D U F K I R U D Q , Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D
W L R Q .
#Enter an intermediate destination.
The sear chresults are displa yed.
#Select an intermediate destination.
The address of the intermediate destination
appears.
#Select 6 H W D V ' H V W L Q D W L R Q.
The intermediate destination is set.
#Alternatively: select an intermediate destina‐
tion via ¬ ' H V W L Q D W L R Q duringroute guid‐
ance.
#Select ( Q W H U ' H V W L Q D W L R Q .
#Select 6 H W D V 1 H [ W , Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q
af te r entering the destination.
Calculating a route with intermediate desti‐
nations
Re quirement:
En terth e destination and at least one intermedi‐
ate destination.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.¬ ' H V W L Q D W L R Q. , Q W H U
P H G L D W H G H V W L Q D W L R Q V
#Select 6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H.
The route iscalculated withth e set inter‐
mediate destinations.
Editing intermedia tedestinations
Prerequisite
A destination is entered. Multimedia sy
stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.¬ ' H V W L Q D W L R Q. , Q W H U
P H G L D W H G H V W L Q D W L R Q V
Changing the order of the destinations
#Highlight the destination or intermediate des‐
tination.
#Select ¥ 0 R Y H.
#Movethe intermediate destination tothe
desired position.
#Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
Deleting a destination
#Highlight the destination or intermediate des‐
tination.
#Select ¥ ' H O H W H.
St arting an automatic gasst ation sear ch
Re quirements:
The automatic gasst ation sear chis activated O
(
→page 247).
Ro ute guidance isactive. The fuel le vel in the
fuel tank reaches there ser vefuel le vel.
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Using carpool lanes
#Select 1 X P E H U R I 2 F F X S D Q W V L Q W K H 9 H K L F O H.
#Select number.
When using carpool lanes, obser vethe appli‐
cable legal requirements as well as any con‐
ditions per taining towhen and where such
lanes may be used. Carpool lanes may only
be used if cer tain conditions are met.
These route options are not available in every
countr y.
Selecting notifications
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D
W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. $ Q Q R X Q F H P H Q W V
#Switch announcements on Oor off ª.R $ Q Q R X Q F H 7 U D I I L F : D U Q L Q J V
The function is not available in all coun‐
tries.
R $ Q Q R X Q F H 6 W U H H W 1 D P H V
The multimedia sy stem announces the
names of thero ads that will follow the
upcoming change of direction.
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
Displ aying destination information
Re quirement:
A destination is entered. The route can also
include up tofour intermediate destinations.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.¬ ' H V W L Q D W L R Q
#Select , Q W H U P H G L D W H G H V W L Q D W L R Q V.
The following information is displa yed:
RIntermediate destinations and destination
RNa me, addre ss
RRemaining driving dis tance
RTime of ar riva l
Selecting an alternative route
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.À 5 R X W H
#Select $ O W H U Q D W L Y H 5 R X W H.
The routes are display ed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings.
The cur rently selected route is sho wn with a
dark blue line.
#Select an alternative route.
Switch ingthe automatic gasst ation sear ch
on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V
#Switch on Oor off ª 5 H V H U Y H ) X H O.
Switched on O: whenthe fuel reser veleve l
is reached, a prom ptappears asking whe ther
yo uwa nttostart sear ching forga sst ations.
Ro ute guidance
Note s onroute guidance
Ro ute guidance begins once a route has been
calculated.
The road and traf fic ru les and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority over multimedia sy stem driving rec‐
ommendations.
Driving recommendations are:
RNa vigation announcements
RRoute guidance display s
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RLanerecommendations
If yo udo not follow the navigation announce‐
ments or if you lea vethe calculated route, a new
ro ute iscalculated automaticall y.
Driving recommendations may diff er fromthe
actual road and traf fic conditions if:
RThe route is div erted.
RThe direction of a one- wayst re et has
ch anged.
Fo rth is reason, you must alw ays obser veroad
and traf fic ru les and regulations during your
jo urne y.
The route may differ from the ideal route due to
th efo llowing:
RRo adwor ks
RIncomple tedigital map data Changing directionThere are
thre e phases when changing direction:
RPreparation phase
Ifth ere is enough time between thech anges
of direction, the multimedia sy stem prepares
yo ufo rth e upcoming change of direction. A
navigation announcement, e.g. "Prepare to
turn right", is issued. The map appears in full-screen mode.
RAnnouncement phase
The multimedia sy
stem announces the
upcoming change of direction, e.g. by
announcing "Turn right in 200 feet (200 m)".
The display is split into two parts. The map is
displa yed on the lef t;on theright, there is a
de tailed image of the intersection or a 3D
image of the upcoming change of direction.
RChange -of-direction phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the immi‐
nent change of direction with the announce‐
ment "Now turn right".
The display is split into two parts.
The vehicle has successfully changed direc‐
tion when the light-colored bar on theright
drops down to0feet (0 me ters) and the cur‐
re nt vehicle position symbol has reached the
white change-of-direction point.
When thech ange of direction is comple te,
th e map appears in full-screen mode.
% Changes of direction are also shown in the
Instrument Displa y.
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Lanerecommendations
This display appears for multi-lane roads.
If th e digital map conta insthere leva nt da ta,th e
multimedia sy stem can display lane recommen‐
dations forth e next two changes of direction.
1Lanes not recommended
2Re commended lane
3Possible lane
RLane not recommended 1
In this lane, youwill not be abletocomplet e
th e next change of direction without chang‐
ing lanes.
RRe commended lane 2
In this lane, youwill beable tocomplet e both
th e next change of direction and the one
af te rth at.
RPo ssible lane 3
In this lane, youwill only be able tocomplet e
th e next change of direction. The lane
appears as a gr ayarro w.
RApp roaching new lane
During thech ange of direction, new lanes
may be added.
% Lane recommendations can also be dis‐
play ed in the Instrument Display and in the
Head-up Displa y.
Destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see the
ch equered flag Í. Route guidance isfinished. When an intermedia
tedestination has been
re ached, youwill see the intermediate destina‐
tion flag with the number of your intermediate
destination Î. Afterth is, route guidance is
continue d.
Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
Re quirements
Raro ute has already been created
Rroute guidance is active
#To switch off: during a navigation announce‐
ment, press the8 button on the multi‐
function steering wheel.
or
#Press the controller on theright beside the
to uchpad.
The 6 S R N H Q G U L Y L Q J U H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q V K D Y H
E H H Q G H D F W L Y D W H G message appears.
#Toswitch on: displaythe navigation menu
(→page 239).
#Select ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
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