MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual

RGray radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated
RGreen radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist active
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC displa ys
(→page 199).
Calling up displa ysintheTr ip menu
On-board computer:
,7ULS
% When you ha vethest yle set to3URJUHVVLYH,
yo u can view information on the journey in
th e left-hand area of the Instrument Displa y.
#Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand side of Touch Control.
Dis playsinthe7ULS menu:
RStandard display
RRa nge and cur rent fuel consump tion
A recuperation displ ayis also available for
cer tain engines. If there is only a small
amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, the dis‐ play sho
wsave hicle being refueled ins tead
of thera nge.
RECO displ ay(→page 172)
RTrip computer )URP 6WDUWand)URP 5HVHW
RDigital speedomet er
% The digital speedome ter only appears in the
&ODVVLF and6SRUW styles.
Example: standard display
1Trip dis tance
2Odome ter
Example: trip computer
1
Odome ter
2Driving time
3Av erage speed
4Average fuel consum ption
Instrument Display and on-board computer 24
9

Resetting values in theTr ip menu of the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
,7ULS
% The spelling may dif fer in the main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethe menu over‐
view forth e Instrument Display
(
→page 245).
Yo u can reset theva lues of thefo llowing func‐
tions:
RTr ip dis tance
RTrip computer "F rom start" and "F rom reset"
RECO display
#To select the function tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand side
of Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#Select <HV.
#Pressthe left-hand side of Touch Control.
If yo upr ess and hold the left-hand side of Touch
Control, the function will be reset immediately.
Calling up navigation instructions in the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
,1DYLJDWLRQ
Example: no change of direction announced
1Dis tance tothe next destination
2Estimated ar riva l time
3Dis tance tothe next change of direction
4Cur rent road
Example: change of direction announced
1Ro ad towhich thech ange of direction leads
2Dis tance tothech ange of direction
3Change -of-direction symbol
4Recommended lane and new lane duri ng a
ch ange of direction (white)
5Po ssible lane
6Lane not recommended (da rkgray )
Fu rther possible displa ysinthe1DYLJDWLRQ
menu:
R&DOFXODWH 1HZ 5RXWH or&DOFXODWLQJ 5RXWH :
a new route iscalculated.
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Instru ment Display and on-board computer

R5RDG 1RW 0DSSHG:th ero ad is unknown, e.g.
newly built roads.
R1R 5RXWH : noroute could becalculated to
th e selected destination.
RO: you ha vereached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe back button on
th e left.
In the1DYLJDWLRQ menu,you can also start navi‐
ga tion toone of the pr evious destinations:
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To select the destination: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance isstar ted.
If ro ute guidance has already been act ivated,
a re qu est will appear asking whe ther you
wish toend the cur rent route guidance.
#Select <HV.
#Pressthe left-hand side of Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance isstar ted.
Selecting radio stations using the on-boa rd
compu ter
On-board computer:
,5DGLR
1Frequency range
2St ation
3Na me of track
4Name of artist
When you select a station in the presets, the
preset appears next tothest ation name. When
yo u select a sa vedstation in the frequency
ra nge, an as terisk appears nexttothest ation
name.
#To select a radio station: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
Selecting frequency range or station preset
list
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To select the frequency range/station
preset lis t:swipe upwards or down wards on
th e left-hand side of Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
Inst rument Display and on-board computer 251

Playing back media usingthe on-boa rdcom‐
pu ter
On-board computer:
,0HGLD
1Media source
2Cur rent track and track number
3Na me of artist
4Name of album
#To change trac ksinthe active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand side of Touch Control. Changing
the media source
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To select a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
Dialing telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter
Re quirement:RThe mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer:
,3KRQH
& WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integrated intheve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot be sure 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.
The most recent telephone connections (dialed,
re ceive d and missed calls) are displa yed in the
3KRQH menu.
#Toselect thete lephone number: swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand side
of Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number is
selecte d.
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

#Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand side of Touch Control
to select the desired telephone numbe r.
#Pressthe left-hand side of Touch Control.
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
(
→page 316).
R,PSRUWLQ J&RQ WDFWV :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 in the Head-up Displa y.
#Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand side of Touch Control and select 6
(Accept) or ~(Reject).
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
The call may be accep ted/rejec ted using the
6 or~ buttons on thesteering wheel.
Ad justing the Head-up Displ aysettings in the
on-boa rdcompu ter
On-board computer:
,+HDGXS 'LVS
The following characteristics of the Head-up Dis‐
play can be adjus ted:
R3RVLWLRQ
R%ULJKWQHVV
R'LVSOD\ &RQWHQW
#To select characteristics: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To adjust theva lue: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
1Cur rently selected setting
2Digital speedome ter
3Traf fic Sign Assist
4Na vigation displa ys
Instrument Display and on-board computer 253

Settingthe design
On-board computer
,'HVLJQV
% This function is only available forve hicles
with a Widescreen Cockpit.
The following designs can be selecte d:
R6SRUW
R&ODVVLF
R3URJUHVVLYH
#Toselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The Instru ment Display is shown in the selec‐
te d design.
Head-up Display
Fu nction of the Head-up Display
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may not recog‐
nize dangers. The Head-up Display projects information from
th
e navigation sy stem, the driver assis tance sys‐
te m and some warning messages abo vethe
cockpit into the driver&#39;s field of vision.
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, the6 ,QFRPLQJ &DOO
message appears in the Head-up Displa y.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
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may be faded. This can be cor rected by
switching the Head-up Display off and on
again.
254 Instrument Display and on-board computer

Switchingthe Head-up Display on/off
#Press button 1.
Instrument Display and on-board computer 255

Operating safety
&
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.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If 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.
&
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
Multifunction steering wheel operation over‐
view
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on.
256 Voice Cont rol Sy stem

1Presstherock er switch up: óstarts
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem
2Press the control knob: 8switches the
sound off or on (ends Voice Cont rol Sy stem)
Tu rn thero tary control up/down: increases/
decreases thevo lume
3Press therock er switch up: 6makes/
accepts a call
Press therock er switch down: ~rejects/
ends a call (ends Voice Cont rol Sy stem)
Conducting a dialog
#To start or continue a dialog: pressthe
ó rocker switch on the multifunction
st eering wheel up.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal.
#To cor rect an entry :say the&RUUHFWLRQ
vo ice command.
#To select an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts.
#Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say the1H[W
or %DFN voice command.
#To inter rupt the dialog: saythe3DXVH voice
command.
#To cancel the dialog: saythe&DQFHO voice
command.
Operable functions
Yo u can use theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem tooperate
th efo llowing equipment rega rdless of 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
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.
Voice Cont rol Sy stem 257

RApplication-specificvoice 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.
Entering numbers
RThe numbers allo 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 in En glish,
Fr ench, Portuguese and Spanish.
Using theVo ice Control Sy stem ef fectively
Au dible help functions
Youre ceive information and help for:
ROptimal operation: saythe+HOS 9RLFH &RQ
WURO 6\VWHP voice command.
RCur rent application: pushtheó rock er
switch on the multifunction steering wheel
up and say the+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.
Speechquality impr ovement
If the Voice Control Sy stem does not under‐
st and you:
Ronly operate theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem from
th e driver&#39;s seat.
Rsay thevo ice commands cohe rently and
clear ly, but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
Ravo id loud noises, e.g. the blo wer,th at cause
inter fere nce while making a voice command
ent ry.
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 crea tesensible address book entries in
th e sy stem/mobile phone, e.g. enter sur‐
name and firs t name in the cor rect field.
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem