MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 2018 Owners Manual

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Toselect a radio station: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
Selecting the frequency range or memory
preset #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Media playba
ckusing the on-boa rdcompu ter On-board computer:
, Media 1
Media source
2 Track number and cur rent track
3 Name of artist (e xamp le) #
Tochange trac kson an active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control.
Changing a media source #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toselect a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Dialling
telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will 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. #
Ifyo 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. 258
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When
telephoning, you must obse rveth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer: , Telephone
The most recent telephone calls (dialled,
re cei ved and missed calls) are displa yed on the
Telephone menu. #
Toselect an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number is
selec ted. #
Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand touch cont rolto
select the desired telephone number. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number will be dialled. The
following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialled:
R Please wait :th e application is starting. If a
Blue tooth ®
connection tothe mobile phone
is not es tablished, the menu for auth orising
and connecting a mobile phone will be dis‐
pla yed on the multimedia sy stem
(→ page 369).
R Updating data: the call list is being updated.
R Importing contacts : contacts are being
impor ted from the mobile phone or a storage
medium.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
Ve hicles with head-up displa y:When you
re cei vea call, theIncoming call message will
appear on the head-up displa y. #
Swipe up wards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 6(Accept)
or ~ (Reject). #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Yo u may accept/ reject the call using button
6 or~ onthesteering wheel. Setting
the head-up display using the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, HEAD-UP DISPLAY
The following head-up display settings can be
selec ted:
R Position
R Brightness
R Displa ys #
Toselect a setting: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the brightness: swipetothe left
or right on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. In
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Selecting what
the head-up display sho ws(Example)
R 1 Switches the head-up display on/off
2 Display area left
- Navigation sy stem
- Average consum ption
- G-me ter
R 3 Displ ayarea centre
- Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
- Warnings from driver assis tance sy stems
(e.g. dis tance warning) R
4 Display area right
- Traf fic Sign Assi st
- Assi stant display
R 5 Selects the settings
R 6 Index points
Non- requ ired display areas 2to4 can be hid‐
den.
% In audio mode, thest ation name or track will
be shown temp orarily when the audio source
is being actively operated. #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Head-up Display
Fu
nction of the head-up display The head-up display projects impor
tant informa‐
tion in the driver's field of vision, e.g. cur rent
speed. Depending on
theve hicle's equipment, dif fere nt
content can be shown in theth re e display areas
of the head-up display (→ page 259).
Sy stem limitations
The visibility of the displa ysis af fected bythe
fo llowing conditions:
R seat position
R positioning of the display image
R light conditions
R wet car riag ewa ys
R objects on the display co ver
R polarisation in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can co rrect this
by deactivating and reactivating the head-up
displa y. 260
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Note
s on operating saf ety &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will 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. #
Ifyo 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. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted from
the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, al ways obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
R While driving, on ly operate 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,
inju ring yourself and others.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency your voice can change and your
te lephone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y. Operation
Overview of operating
the multifunction
st eering wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately
th irty seconds af terth e ignition is switched on. LINGU
ATRO NIC 261

1
Press therock er switch up: £starts the
dialogue
2 Press the control knob: 8switches the
sound off or on (ends the dialogue)
Tu rn the control knob up/down: increases/
decreases thevo lume
3 Press therock er switch down: ~rejects/
ends a call (ends the dialogue) Conducting a dialogue
Fo
rth e dialogue with LINGU ATRO NIC, you can
use co mplete sentences of colloquial language
as voice commands, such as, forex ample,
"Please show me the list of the last calls" or
"How warm is it outside?". It is not necessary to
fi rs tch ange tothere leva nt application su chas
"Telephone" or "Vehicle function". #
Toactivate or continue dialogue byusing
a ke yword: say "Hello Mercedes" toactivate
LINGU ATRO NIC. Voice activation must be
switched on in the multimedia sy stem
(→ page 263). Forth is, it is not necessary to
press up the£ rock er switch on the mul‐
tifunction steering wheel.
Vo ice activation can also be directly com‐
bined with a voice command, e.g. "Hi
Mercedes, how fastcan I drive?".
or #
Press the£ rocker switch up on the mul‐
tifunction steering wheel.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal. #
Tocor rect an ent ry:say theCorrection
vo ice command. #
Toselect an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts. #
Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say theNext
or Back voice command. #
Tointer rupt the dialogue: saythePause
vo ice command.
The dialogue can be continued with the
"Hello Mercedes" voice command or by
pressing up the£ rock er switch on the
multifunction steering wheel. #
Tojump tothe preceding dialogue: saythe
Back voice command. #
Tojump back totheto p dialogue le vel:
say theHome voice command. #
Tocancel the dialogue: saytheClose voice
command or press the8 or~ button
on the multifunction steering wheel. 262
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Tointer rupt avo ice output: speak inthe
middle of a voice dialogue when the sy stem
is still answering.
The voice output is shor tened and the con‐
clusion is reached more quickl y.
% The Voice barge-in option must be switched
on in the multimedia sy stem forth is
(→ page 263). Overview of
the LINGU ATRO NIC ope rable
functions Yo
u can use the LINGU ATRO NIC voice control
sy stem tooperate thefo llowing functions
depending on theve hicle equipment:
R Telephone
R Text messa ges
R Navigation
R Address book
R Radio
R Media
R Vehicle functions
R Weather Fu
ll functionality is only available foryo u with
activation of online voice control (→ page 263). Note
s on the language setting Yo
u can change the language of LINGU ATRO NIC
via the sy stem language settings. If the set sys‐
te m language is not suppor tedby LINGUA‐
TRONIC, English will be selected.
LINGU ATRO NIC is available in thefo llowing lan‐
guages:
R German
R English
R French
R Italian
R Dutch
R Polish
R Portuguese
R Russian
R Swedish
R Spanish
R Czech R
Turkish Setting LINGU
ATRO NIC (multimedia sy stem) Requ
irements:
Fo r online voice control:
R Your vehicle is connected with your
Mercedes me user account (→ page 391).
R There is an In tern et connection
(→ page 396).
Fo r activation of contacts for online use:
R Online voice control is activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Settings .
System .
LIN-
GUATRONIC
Switching voice activation of LINGU ATRO NIC
on/o ff #
Select Voice activation "Hi Mercedes".
Depending on the pr evious status, the func‐
tion is activated or deactivated. LINGU
ATRO NIC 263

If
th e function is active, the dialogue can be
activated byusing the "Hello Mercedes"
vo ice command.
Switching on voice inter ruption #
Select Voice barge-in.
If th e function is active, a command can be
interjecte d duringvoice output of the sys‐
te m.
Ac tivating/deactivating online voice control #
Activate Online recognition.
% Online voice control is activated at thefa c‐
to ry. #
Select Online recognition subscrip..
Yo u will be connected with the Mercedes me
por tal. #
Activate online voice control in the Mercedes
me por tal.
Ac tivating contacts for online use #
Select Contact upload for online recognition.
When the function is active, conta cts will be
fo und more easily and accurately using voice
input. The quality of the enunciation of con‐ ta
ct names bythe sy stem will also be
impr oved. Using LINGU
ATRO NIC ef fectively Help functions
Yo
ure cei veinformation and help for:
R For optimal ope ration: saytheVoice con-
trol tutorial voice command or call up the
Digital Owner's Manual wi thI want to read
the Owner's Manual for LINGUATRONIC ,for
ex ample. The full extent of the Digital Own‐
er's Manual is available when theve hicle is
st ationar y.Here you can also find explana‐
to ry videos which introduce youto the func‐
tions of LINGU ATRO NIC.
R Cur rent application: onthe multifunction
st eering wheel, press the£ rocker switch
up and say theHelp voice command. You will
re cei vesuggestions and information about
operation of LINGU ATRO NIC forth e cur rent
application.
R Continued dialogue: saytheHelp voice
command during a voice dialogue. Foreve ry st
ep of the dialogue youre cei vematching
information.
R Speci fic function: saythevo ice command
fo rth e desired function, e.g. with "Hello
Mercedes, I need help with email" or af ter
pressing the£ rock er switch on the multi‐
function steering wheel up, say theHelp for
the telephone voice command, forex ample. Note
s on optimal use of LINGU ATRO NIC No
tes on how toimpr overecognition:
R acti vate online voice control (→ page 263).
R only operate LINGU ATRO NIC from the driv‐
er's seat.
R say thevo ice commands cohe rently and
clear ly, but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
R avoid loud noises that cause inter fere nce
while making a voice command ent ry, e.g.
th e enter tainment in there ar-passen ger
compa rtment.
R Forte lephone or add ress book entries: 264
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only create sensible address book entries
inthe sy stem/mobile phone, e.g. enter
surname and firs t name in the cor rect
fi eld.
- do not use any abbr eviations, unneces‐
sary spaces or special characters.
R Forra dio prog ramme names: saytheRead
out station list voice command and say the
desired station name in thewa yth evo ice
output reads aloud toyou. Note
s on online voice control Online
voice control impr ovesre cognition and
makes additional results available as a result of
ex tern al information, e.g. information about POIs
and about thewe ather. Wetherefore recom‐
mend that you activate online voice control. Yo
u will need a Mercedes me user account for
th is. If you do not yet ha vea user account you
ha ve tocrea tethis and connect it with your vehi‐
cle (→ page 391).
Then call up your Mercedes me user account.
The Mercedes me services are shown and can
be activated (→ page 391) (→page 392).
In addition, online voice control must be activa‐
te d (→ page 263). Essential
voice commands Note
s onthevo ice commands Aside from
theex act voice commands (see the
"Voice command" column in thefo llowing tables)
to call up specific functions, in most cases LIN‐
GU ATRO NIC also under stands a great ma nypar‐ aphrases from daily usage. Examples of
these
are lis ted in the "Colloquial examples" column.
Fo r some languages ho weverth ese examples
are on lyavailable toa limited extent.
% Content in angled brac kets, e.g. or
, is a placeholder which has tobe
comple tedby yo u with the desired term . The
vo ice command: Set as intermediate
destination could,forex ample, be comple ted
with: Set Mercedes-Benz Arena as intermedi-
ate destination. Overview of switch
voice commands Swit
chvoice commands can be used toopen
cer tain applications. LINGU
ATRO NIC 265

Switch
voice commands Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Switch to navigation I would like to go to navigationSwitches
tonavigation
Switch to address book I would like to switch to the
address bookSwitches
tothe address book
Switch to telephon eI would like to switch to the phone Swit
ches tothete lephone
Switch to messages Can you switch to messages
please?Swit
ches tothete xt messa geapplications
Switch to radio I would like to switch to the radioSwit
ches toradio
Switch to media I would like to switch to the media
applicationSwitches
tomedia
Switch to comfort I would like to go to the comfort
applicationSwitches
tothe comfort settings
Switch to vehicle info I would like to go to the vehicle
applicationSwitches
tovehicle information
Switch to settings I would like to go to the settings
menuSwitches
tothe menu with the setting options 266
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It is not necessary tofirs t call up a menu in
order tooperate a function it contains with
LINGU ATRO NIC. You can operate the func‐
tion directly using voice input, e.g. call a
con tact or enter a destination for navigation. Yo
u can find fur ther information in theove r‐
view tables forvo ice commands. Overview of navigation
voice commands Using
the navigation voice commands you can
en ter POIs and con ventional addresses or navi‐ ga
te to your ow n contacts. You can also car ry
out impor tant navigation settings di rectl y.The
fo llowing list of fers just a small selection of the
possible navigation commands. You will recei ve
additional suggestions if you say Help for naviga-
tion.
Na vigation voice commands Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Navigate to